What does praedātōrius mean in Latin?

praedātōrius, a adjective, means “plundering, piratical, rapacious, predatory”.

How do you pronounce praedātōrius?

In classical Latin, [prae̯.daːˈtoː.ri.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [pre.daˈtɔː.ri.us].

English words that go back to Latin praedātōrius include predatory, predatorial and predatorious.

adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

praedātōrius (feminine praedātōria, neuter praedātōrium)

Classical[prae̯.daːˈtoː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[pre.daˈtɔː.ri.us]

singular
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	praedātōrius	praedātōria	praedātōrium
genitive	praedātōriī	praedātōriae	praedātōriī
dative	praedātōriō	praedātōriae	praedātōriō
accusative	praedātōrium	praedātōriam	praedātōrium
ablative	praedātōriō	praedātōriā	praedātōriō
vocative	praedātōrie	praedātōria	praedātōrium

plural
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	praedātōriī	praedātōriae	praedātōria
genitive	praedātōriōrum	praedātōriārum	praedātōriōrum
dative	praedātōriīs	praedātōriīs	praedātōriīs
accusative	praedātōriōs	praedātōriās	praedātōria
ablative	praedātōriīs	praedātōriīs	praedātōriīs
vocative	praedātōriī	praedātōriae	praedātōria

praedātōrĭus, a, um, adj. praeda,

I. plundering, rapacious, predatory: manus (militum), marauders, Sall. J. 20, 7; Tac. A. 4, 24 fin.: naves, pirate-ships, Plaut. Men. 2, 2, 69; Liv. 34, 36: classes, id. 29, 28.

From praedator.

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