verbfirst conjugation, deponent
praefor
praefor (present infinitive praefārī, perfect active praefātus sum)
Classical[ˈprae̯.fɔr]Ecclesiastical[ˈprɛː.for]
Meaning
- deponentto say, utter, mention beforehand or in advance
- deponentto preface
- deponentto say a preliminary prayer
Conjugation conjugation 1 deponent
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | praefor | praefābar | praefābor | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | praefāris praefāre | praefābāris praefābāre | praefāberis praefābere | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | praefātur | praefābātur | praefābitur | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | praefāmur | praefābāmur | praefābimur | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | praefāminī | praefābāminī | praefābiminī | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | praefantur | praefābantur | praefābuntur | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | praefer | praefārer | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | praefēris praefēre | praefārēris praefārēre | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | praefētur | praefārētur | — | — |
| 1st pl. | praefēmur | praefārēmur | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | praefēminī | praefārēminī | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | praefentur | praefārentur | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | praefāre | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | praefāminī | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | praefātor praefāminō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | praefātor | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | praefantor | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | praefārī | — |
| perfect infinitive | praefātum esse | — |
| future infinitive | praefātūrum esse | — |
| present participle | praefāns | — |
| perfect participle | praefātus praefāta, praefātā, praefātae, praefātam, praefātārum, praefātās, praefāte, praefātī, praefātīs, praefātō, praefātōrum, praefātōs | — |
| future participle | praefātūrus praefātūra, praefātūrā, praefātūrae, praefātūram, praefātūrārum, praefātūrās, praefātūre, praefātūrī, praefātūrīs, praefātūrō, praefātūrōrum, praefātūrōs, praefātūrum | praefandus praefanda, praefandā, praefandae, praefandam, praefandārum, praefandās, praefande, praefandīs, praefandōrum, praefandōs |
gerundpraefandī, praefandō, praefandumsupinepraefātum, praefātū
prae-for, fātus, 1 (old
I. imper. praefato, Cato, R. R. 134. 1:
praefamino, id. ib. 141, 2; cf. Müll. ad Fest. p. 87, 10), v. dep. n. and a. I. In gen., to say or utter beforehand, to premise, preface:
in parte operis mei licet mihi praefari, quod, etc., Liv. 21, 1, 1; Col. 10, praef. 5; 12, 50, 7; Cels. 3, 1: praefatus, de summā se republicā acturum, having first announced by edict that, etc., Suet. Caes. 28: quae de deorum naturā praefati sumus, etc., Cic. Univ. 10 fin.: cum praefatus fuero, quae, etc., Col. 1 prooem. fin.; Gell. 9, 15, 4: sibi Asiam sufficere praefatus, Just. 11, 5, 5: arcana se et silenda afferre praefatus, Curt. 6, 7, 3: is cum praefatus esset, scire, etc., id. 7, 4, 9; Liv. 43, 7, 7.—II. Esp.
A. In a relig. sense, to utter a preliminary prayer, to address in prayer beforehand:
majores nostri omnibus rebus agendis Quod bonum, faustum, felix fortunatumque esset, praefabantur, Cic. Div. 1, 45, 102: pontifice maximo praefante carmen, Liv. 5, 41, 3: decemviri carminibus (abl.) praefarentur, should say beforehand ( = praeirent), id. 22, 1, 16 (v. Weissenb. ad h. l.): priusquam hasce fruges condantur ... ture, vino Jano, Jovi, Junoni praefato, offering wine and incense, say a prayer to Janus, etc., Cato, R. R. 134, 1.—With the obj.-acc. of the deity: Janum Jovemque vino praefamino, id. ib. 141, 2: divos, Verg. A. 11, 301.—B. Si dicimus, Ille patrem strangulavit, honorem non praefamur:
sin de Aureliā aliquid aut Lolliā, honos praefandus est, we do not preface it by saying, with permission, with respect be it spoken, Cic. Fam. 9, 22, 4: veniam, to ask leave before speaking, App. M. 1 init.; id. Flor. init.—C. To name or cite beforehand: Aristoteles, quem in iis magnā secuturus ex parte praefandum reor, to mention or name as an authority in advance, Plin. 8, 16, 17, § 43.—
III. To foretell, predict, prophesy (very rare), Cat. 64, 383.—Hence,
A. praefātus, a, um, in pass. signif., mentioned or stated before (post-class.):
condemnatus ex praefatis causis, Dig. 20, 4, 12: jura, ib. 10, 3, 19: sic etiam nostro praefatus habebere libro, named at the beginning, Aus. praef. 2 fin.: sine honoribus praefatis appellare aliquid, without saying, By your leave, Arn. 5, 176: vir praefatā reverentiā nominandus, Vop. Aur. 1.—Hence, subst.: praefātum, i, n., for praefatio, a preface: praefato opus est, Symm. Ep. 6, 3.—B. praefandus, a, um, P. a., for which must be asked permission or indulgence; that requires apology:
praefandi umoris e corpore effluvium, Plin. 7, 51, 52, § 171.—Hence, subst.: praefanda, ōrum, n., foul expressions: in praefanda videmur incidere, Quint. 8, 3, 45.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
(prae-for) fātus, ārī, dep.,
to say beforehand, utter in advance, premise, preface: in parte operis mei licet mihi praefari, quod, etc., L.: quae de deorum naturā praefati sumus, etc.: arcana se et silenda adferre praefatus, Cu.: honorem, i. e. to begin by saying, ‘I speak with deference:’ Talia praefantes, foretelling, Ct.—To utter a preliminary prayer, address in prayer beforehand: maiores nostri omnibus rebus agendis Quod bonum, faustum, felix fortunatumque esset, praefabantur: carminibus, say in verse beforehand, L.—To invoke: divos, V.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*per-
- Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
- Proto-Italic*prai
- Proto-Italic*prai-
- Latinpraefor
Latin for Latin praefor From prae- + for.
In English words that came into English from praefor
- prefaceprefātia