LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird (-iō variant) conjugation

praefodiō

praefodiō (present infinitive praefodere, perfect active praefōdī, supine praefossum)
Classical[prae̯ˈfɔ.di.oː]Ecclesiastical[preˈfɔː.di.o]

Meaning

  1. to dig or bury before or in front of
  2. to dig or bury before

Conjugation

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.praefodiōpraefodiēbampraefodiampraefōdīpraefōderampraefōderō
2nd sg.praefodispraefodiēbāspraefodiēspraefōdistīpraefōderāspraefōderis
3rd sg.praefoditpraefodiēbatpraefodietpraefōditpraefōderatpraefōderit
1st pl.praefodimuspraefodiēbāmuspraefodiēmuspraefōdimuspraefōderāmuspraefōderimus
2nd pl.praefoditispraefodiēbātispraefodiētispraefōdistispraefōderātispraefōderitis
3rd pl.praefodiuntpraefodiēbantpraefodientpraefōdērunt
praefōdēre
praefōderantpraefōderint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.praefodiampraefoderempraefōderimpraefōdissem
2nd sg.praefodiāspraefoderēspraefōderīspraefōdissēs
3rd sg.praefodiatpraefoderetpraefōderitpraefōdisset
1st pl.praefodiāmuspraefoderēmuspraefōderīmuspraefōdissēmus
2nd pl.praefodiātispraefoderētispraefōderītispraefōdissētis
3rd pl.praefodiantpraefoderentpraefōderintpraefōdissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.praefodiorpraefodiēbarpraefodiar
2nd sg.praefoderis
praefodere
praefodiēbāris
praefodiēbāre
praefodiēris
praefodiēre
3rd sg.praefoditurpraefodiēbāturpraefodiētur
1st pl.praefodimurpraefodiēbāmurpraefodiēmur
2nd pl.praefodiminīpraefodiēbāminīpraefodiēminī
3rd pl.praefodiunturpraefodiēbanturpraefodientur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.praefodiarpraefoderer
2nd sg.praefodiāris
praefodiāre
praefoderēris
praefoderēre
3rd sg.praefodiāturpraefoderētur
1st pl.praefodiāmurpraefoderēmur
2nd pl.praefodiāminīpraefoderēminī
3rd pl.praefodianturpraefoderentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.praefodepraefodere
pres. 2nd pl.praefoditepraefodiminī
fut. 2nd sg.praefoditōpraefoditor
fut. 3rd sg.praefoditōpraefoditor
fut. 2nd pl.praefoditōte—
fut. 3rd pl.praefodiuntōpraefodiuntor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivepraefoderepraefodī
perfect infinitivepraefōdissepraefossum esse
future infinitivepraefossūrum essepraefossum īrī
present participlepraefodiēns—
perfect participle—praefossus
praefossa, praefossā, praefossae, praefossam, praefossārum, praefossās, praefosse, praefossī, praefossīs, praefossō, praefossōrum, praefossōs
future participlepraefossūrus
praefossūra, praefossūrā, praefossūrae, praefossūram, praefossūrārum, praefossūrās, praefossūre, praefossūrī, praefossūrīs, praefossūrō, praefossūrōrum, praefossūrōs, praefossūrum
praefodiendus
praefodiundus, praefodienda, praefodiendā, praefodiendae, praefodiendam, praefodiendārum, praefodiendās, praefodiende, praefodiendīs, praefodiendōrum, praefodiendōs
gerundpraefodiendī, praefodiendō, praefodiendumsupinepraefossum, praefossū

prae-fŏdĭo, fōdi, 3, v. a.
I. To dig before or in front of: portas, Verg. A. 11, 473 (id est ante portas fossas faciunt, Serv.). —
II. With respect to time, to dig or bury before: scrobes, to make pits beforehand, Plin. 17, 11, 16, § 79: aurum, to bury before, Ov. M. 13, 60.

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. Latinpraefodiō

Proto-Indo-European *bʰedʰh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰódʰh₂ey Proto-Italic *foðjō Latin fodiō Latin praefodiō From prae- (“before”) + fodiō (“dig”).

Quick answers

What does praefodiō mean in Latin?
praefodiō, a verb, means “to dig or bury before or in front of; to dig or bury before”.
What are the principal parts of praefodiō?
praefodiō, praefodere, praefōdī (third (-iō variant) conjugation).
How do you pronounce praefodiō?
In classical Latin, [prae̯ˈfɔ.di.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [preˈfɔː.di.o].
Where does praefodiō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *per- → Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- → Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? → Proto-Italic *prai → Proto-Italic *prai- → Latin praefodiō.