LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird conjugation

praedīligō

praedīligō (present infinitive praedīligere, perfect active praedīlēxī, supine praedīlēctum)
Classical[prae̯ˈdiː.lɪ.ɡoː]Ecclesiastical[preˈdiː.li.ɡo]

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latinto prefer, to love greatly

Conjugation conjugation 3

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.praedīligōpraedīligēbampraedīligampraedīlēxīpraedīlēxerampraedīlēxerō
2nd sg.praedīligispraedīligēbāspraedīligēspraedīlēxistīpraedīlēxerāspraedīlēxeris
3rd sg.praedīligitpraedīligēbatpraedīligetpraedīlēxitpraedīlēxeratpraedīlēxerit
1st pl.praedīligimuspraedīligēbāmuspraedīligēmuspraedīlēximuspraedīlēxerāmuspraedīlēxerimus
2nd pl.praedīligitispraedīligēbātispraedīligētispraedīlēxistispraedīlēxerātispraedīlēxeritis
3rd pl.praedīliguntpraedīligēbantpraedīligentpraedīlēxērunt
praedīlēxēre
praedīlēxerantpraedīlēxerint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.praedīligampraedīligerempraedīlēxerimpraedīlēxissem
2nd sg.praedīligāspraedīligerēspraedīlēxerīspraedīlēxissēs
3rd sg.praedīligatpraedīligeretpraedīlēxeritpraedīlēxisset
1st pl.praedīligāmuspraedīligerēmuspraedīlēxerīmuspraedīlēxissēmus
2nd pl.praedīligātispraedīligerētispraedīlēxerītispraedīlēxissētis
3rd pl.praedīligantpraedīligerentpraedīlēxerintpraedīlēxissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.praedīligorpraedīligēbarpraedīligar
2nd sg.praedīligeris
praedīligere
praedīligēbāris
praedīligēbāre
praedīligēris
praedīligēre
3rd sg.praedīligiturpraedīligēbāturpraedīligētur
1st pl.praedīligimurpraedīligēbāmurpraedīligēmur
2nd pl.praedīligiminīpraedīligēbāminīpraedīligēminī
3rd pl.praedīligunturpraedīligēbanturpraedīligentur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.praedīligarpraedīligerer
2nd sg.praedīligāris
praedīligāre
praedīligerēris
praedīligerēre
3rd sg.praedīligāturpraedīligerētur
1st pl.praedīligāmurpraedīligerēmur
2nd pl.praedīligāminīpraedīligerēminī
3rd pl.praedīliganturpraedīligerentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.praedīligepraedīligere
pres. 2nd pl.praedīligitepraedīligiminī
fut. 2nd sg.praedīligitōpraedīligitor
fut. 3rd sg.praedīligitōpraedīligitor
fut. 2nd pl.praedīligitōte—
fut. 3rd pl.praedīliguntōpraedīliguntor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivepraedīligerepraedīligī
perfect infinitivepraedīlēxissepraedīlēctum esse
future infinitivepraedīlēctūrum essepraedīlēctum īrī
present participlepraedīligēns—
perfect participle—praedīlēctus
future participlepraedīlēctūruspraedīligendus
praedīligundus
gerundpraedīligendī, praedīligendō, praedīligendumsupinepraedīlēctum, praedīlēctū

Origins

From prae- (“beforehand; highly”) + dīligō (“to esteem, love”).

Descendants
  • Italianprediligere

In English words that came into English from praedīligō

  • predilectionpraedīlēctiō

Quick answers

What does praedīligō mean in Latin?
praedīligō, a verb, means “to prefer, to love greatly”.
What are the principal parts of praedīligō?
praedīligō, praedīligere, praedīlēxī, praedīlēctum (third conjugation).
How do you pronounce praedīligō?
In classical Latin, [prae̯ˈdiː.lɪ.ɡoː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [preˈdiː.li.ɡo].