LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbsecond conjugation, no passive, no supine stem

praefulgeō

praefulgeō (present infinitive praefulgēre, perfect active praefulsī)
Classical[prae̯ˈfʊɫ.ɡe.oː]Ecclesiastical[preˈful̠ʲ.d͡ʒe.o]

Meaning

  1. to shine or beam forth (greatly), glitter in front of
  2. figurativelyto shine or glitter too much, shine above noticeably

Conjugation conjugation 2 no-supine

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.praefulgeōpraefulgēbampraefulgēbōpraefulsīpraefulserampraefulserō
2nd sg.praefulgēspraefulgēbāspraefulgēbispraefulsistīpraefulserāspraefulseris
3rd sg.praefulgetpraefulgēbatpraefulgēbitpraefulsitpraefulseratpraefulserit
1st pl.praefulgēmuspraefulgēbāmuspraefulgēbimuspraefulsimuspraefulserāmuspraefulserimus
2nd pl.praefulgētispraefulgēbātispraefulgēbitispraefulsistispraefulserātispraefulseritis
3rd pl.praefulgentpraefulgēbantpraefulgēbuntpraefulsērunt
praefulsēre		praefulserantpraefulserint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.praefulgeampraefulgērempraefulserimpraefulsissem
2nd sg.praefulgeāspraefulgērēspraefulserīspraefulsissēs
3rd sg.praefulgeatpraefulgēretpraefulseritpraefulsisset
1st pl.praefulgeāmuspraefulgērēmuspraefulserīmuspraefulsissēmus
2nd pl.praefulgeātispraefulgērētispraefulserītispraefulsissētis
3rd pl.praefulgeantpraefulgērentpraefulserintpraefulsissent
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.praefulgē—
pres. 2nd pl.praefulgēte—
fut. 2nd sg.praefulgētō—
fut. 3rd sg.praefulgētō—
fut. 2nd pl.praefulgētōte—
fut. 3rd pl.praefulgentō—
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivepraefulgēre—
perfect infinitivepraefulsisse—
present participlepraefulgēns—
gerundpraefulgendī, praefulgendō, praefulgendum

prae-fulgĕo, si, 2, v. n.,
I. to beam or shine forth, to shine greatly, to glitter before or in front of (rare before the Aug. per.).
I. Lit.: nitor smaragdi collo praefulget tuo (sc. pavonis), Phaedr. 3, 18, 7: equus praefulgens unguibus aureis, Verg. A. 8, 553: equitatus phaleris praefulgens, Gell. 5, 5, 3.—
II. Trop.: ne splendore praefulgeant, shine or glitter too much, Auct. Her. 3, 19, 32: militarium (rerum) praefulgent nomina, Vell. 1, 14, 1: praefulgebant Cassius atque Brutus, Tac. A. 3, 76: Poppaeus Sabinus consulari decore praefulgens, id. ib. 13, 45: enituit et praefulsit decori et honesti dignitas, Gell. 12, 5, 7.

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. Latinpraefulgeō

Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *bʰl̥géh₁yeti Proto-Italic *folgēō Latin fulgeō Latin praefulgeō From prae- (“before”) + fulgeō (“to shine”).

In English words that came into English from praefulgeō

  • prefulgencypraefulgens

Quick answers

What does praefulgeō mean in Latin?
praefulgeō, a verb, means “to shine or beam forth (greatly), glitter in front of; to shine or glitter too much, shine above noticeably”.
What are the principal parts of praefulgeō?
praefulgeō, praefulgēre, praefulsī (second conjugation, no passive, no supine stem).
How do you pronounce praefulgeō?
In classical Latin, [prae̯ˈfʊɫ.ɡe.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [preˈful̠ʲ.d͡ʒe.o].
Where does praefulgeō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *per- → Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- → Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? → Proto-Italic *prai → Proto-Italic *prai- → Latin praefulgeō.