LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird conjugation, no perfect or supine stems

praefluō

praefluō (present infinitive praefluere)
Classical[ˈprae̯.fɫu.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈprɛː.flu.o]

Meaning

  1. ambitransitiveto flow or run by or past

Conjugation conjugation 3 perfect

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.praefluōpraefluēbampraefluam———
2nd sg.praefluispraefluēbāspraefluēs———
3rd sg.praefluitpraefluēbatpraefluet———
1st pl.praefluimuspraefluēbāmuspraefluēmus———
2nd pl.praefluitispraefluēbātispraefluētis———
3rd pl.praefluuntpraefluēbantpraefluent———
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.praefluampraefluerem——
2nd sg.praefluāspraefluerēs——
3rd sg.praefluatpraeflueret——
1st pl.praefluāmuspraefluerēmus——
2nd pl.praefluātispraefluerētis——
3rd pl.praefluantpraefluerent——
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.praefluorpraefluēbarpraefluar
2nd sg.praeflueris
praefluere
praefluēbāris
praefluēbāre
praefluēris
praefluēre
3rd sg.praefluiturpraefluēbāturpraefluētur
1st pl.praefluimurpraefluēbāmurpraefluēmur
2nd pl.praefluiminīpraefluēbāminīpraefluēminī
3rd pl.praefluunturpraefluēbanturpraefluentur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.praefluarpraefluerer
2nd sg.praefluāris
praefluāre
praefluerēris
praefluerēre
3rd sg.praefluāturpraefluerētur
1st pl.praefluāmurpraefluerēmur
2nd pl.praefluāminīpraefluerēminī
3rd pl.praefluanturpraefluerentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.praefluepraefluere
pres. 2nd pl.praefluitepraefluiminī
fut. 2nd sg.praefluitōpraefluitor
fut. 3rd sg.praefluitōpraefluitor
fut. 2nd pl.praefluitōte—
fut. 3rd pl.praefluuntōpraefluuntor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivepraefluerepraefluī
present participlepraefluēns—
future participle—praefluendus
gerundpraefluendī, praefluendō, praefluendum

prae-flŭo, ĕre, v. n. and a.
I. , to flow by or past (rare; perh. not ante-Aug.).
(a). Neutr.: infimā valle praefluit Tiberis, Liv. 1, 45, 6: a latere urbis quod in orientem patet, id. 43, 31, 3: vado incerto, Tac. A. 12, 33: ita ut (aquae tubo ductae) recte praefluere possint, Inscr. Orell. 199.—
(b). Act.: Aufidus, Qui regna Dauni praefluit Appuli, Hor. C. 4, 14, 26: Tibur, id. ib. 4, 3, 10: Aquileiam, Plin. 3, 18, 22, § 126; 3, 11, 16, § 102; 4, 3, 4, § 8: Pergamum, id. 5, 30, 33, § 126: castra, Tac. A. 15, 15: Noricam provinciam, id. ib. 2, 63.

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. Latinpraefluō

Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰlewH-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰluH-yé-ti? Latin fluō Latin praefluō From prae- + fluō (“flow”).

Quick answers

What does praefluō mean in Latin?
praefluō, a verb, means “to flow or run by or past”.
What are the principal parts of praefluō?
praefluō, praefluere (third conjugation, no perfect or supine stems).
How do you pronounce praefluō?
In classical Latin, [ˈprae̯.fɫu.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈprɛː.flu.o].
Where does praefluō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *per- → Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- → Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? → Proto-Italic *prai → Proto-Italic *prai- → Latin praefluō.