LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird conjugation, irregular short imperative

praedūcō

praedūcō (present infinitive praedūcere, perfect active praedūxī, supine praeductum)
Classical[prae̯ˈduː.koː]Ecclesiastical[preˈduː.ko]

Meaning

  1. to lead, draw, interpose, make or put before or in front

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

mūrum ante dūcō
extend (a ditch or wall) in front
praedūcō -ere, -dūxī — in De Bello Gallico III, ch. 16

Conjugation conjugation 3 irregular

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.praedūcōpraedūcēbampraedūcampraedūxīpraedūxerampraedūxerō
2nd sg.praedūcispraedūcēbāspraedūcēspraedūxistīpraedūxerāspraedūxeris
3rd sg.praedūcitpraedūcēbatpraedūcetpraedūxitpraedūxeratpraedūxerit
1st pl.praedūcimuspraedūcēbāmuspraedūcēmuspraedūximuspraedūxerāmuspraedūxerimus
2nd pl.praedūcitispraedūcēbātispraedūcētispraedūxistispraedūxerātispraedūxeritis
3rd pl.praedūcuntpraedūcēbantpraedūcentpraedūxērunt
praedūxēre		praedūxerantpraedūxerint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.praedūcampraedūcerempraedūxerimpraedūxissem
2nd sg.praedūcāspraedūcerēspraedūxerīspraedūxissēs
3rd sg.praedūcatpraedūceretpraedūxeritpraedūxisset
1st pl.praedūcāmuspraedūcerēmuspraedūxerīmuspraedūxissēmus
2nd pl.praedūcātispraedūcerētispraedūxerītispraedūxissētis
3rd pl.praedūcantpraedūcerentpraedūxerintpraedūxissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.praedūcorpraedūcēbarpraedūcar
2nd sg.praedūceris
praedūcere		praedūcēbāris
praedūcēbāre		praedūcēris
praedūcēre
3rd sg.praedūciturpraedūcēbāturpraedūcētur
1st pl.praedūcimurpraedūcēbāmurpraedūcēmur
2nd pl.praedūciminīpraedūcēbāminīpraedūcēminī
3rd pl.praedūcunturpraedūcēbanturpraedūcentur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.praedūcarpraedūcerer
2nd sg.praedūcāris
praedūcāre		praedūcerēris
praedūcerēre
3rd sg.praedūcāturpraedūcerētur
1st pl.praedūcāmurpraedūcerēmur
2nd pl.praedūcāminīpraedūcerēminī
3rd pl.praedūcanturpraedūcerentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.praedūc
praedūce		praedūcere
pres. 2nd pl.praedūcitepraedūciminī
fut. 2nd sg.praedūcitōpraedūcitor
fut. 3rd sg.praedūcitōpraedūcitor
fut. 2nd pl.praedūcitōte—
fut. 3rd pl.praedūcuntōpraedūcuntor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivepraedūcerepraedūcī
perfect infinitivepraedūxissepraeductum esse
future infinitivepraeductūrum essepraeductum īrī
present participlepraedūcēns—
perfect participle—praeductus
praeducta, praeductā, praeductae, praeductam, praeductārum, praeductās, praeducte, praeductī, praeductīs, praeductō, praeductōrum, praeductōs
future participlepraeductūrus
praeductūra, praeductūrā, praeductūrae, praeductūram, praeductūrārum, praeductūrās, praeductūre, praeductūrī, praeductūrīs, praeductūrō, praeductūrōrum, praeductūrōs, praeductūrum		praedūcendus
praedūcundus, praedūcenda, praedūcendā, praedūcendae, praedūcendam, praedūcendārum, praedūcendās, praedūcende, praedūcendīs, praedūcendōrum, praedūcendōs
gerundpraedūcendī, praedūcendō, praedūcendumsupinepraeductum, praeductū

prae-dūco, xi, ctum, 3, v. a.,
I. to draw, make, or put before or in front (not in Cic.): fossam et maceriam, Caes. B. G. 7, 69: fossas transversas viis, id. B. C. 1, 27; Tib. 4, 1, 83: fossas muris, Sil. 10, 411; cf. Sen. Ira, 2, 8, 6: murum, Caes. B. G. 7, 46: lineas itineri, to mark out the way by drawn lines, Plin. 33, 4, 21, § 75.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinpraedūcō

Proto-Indo-European *dewk- Proto-Indo-European *déwkti Proto-Italic *doukō Latin dūcō Latin praedūcō From prae- (“before”) + dūcō (“lead”).

Quick answers

What does praedūcō mean in Latin?
praedūcō, a verb, means “to lead, draw, interpose, make or put before or in front”.
What are the principal parts of praedūcō?
praedūcō, praedūcere, praedūxī, praeductum (third conjugation, irregular short imperative).
How do you pronounce praedūcō?
In classical Latin, [prae̯ˈduː.koː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [preˈduː.ko].
Where does praedūcō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *per- → Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- → Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? → Proto-Italic *prai → Proto-Italic *prai- → Latin praedūcō.