verbsecond conjugation, no passive, no supine stem
praelūceō
praelūceō (present infinitive praelūcēre, perfect active praelūxī)
Classical[prae̯ˈɫuː.ke.oː]Ecclesiastical[preˈluː.t͡ʃe.o]
Meaning
- to shine or give light before or in front; hold or carry light in front, light (the way)
- to be bright, shine forth
- to shine brighter, outshine, surpass
Conjugation conjugation 2 no-supine
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | praelūceō | praelūcēbam | praelūcēbō | praelūxī | praelūxeram | praelūxerō |
| 2nd sg. | praelūcēs | praelūcēbās | praelūcēbis | praelūxistī | praelūxerās | praelūxeris |
| 3rd sg. | praelūcet | praelūcēbat | praelūcēbit | praelūxit | praelūxerat | praelūxerit |
| 1st pl. | praelūcēmus | praelūcēbāmus | praelūcēbimus | praelūximus | praelūxerāmus | praelūxerimus |
| 2nd pl. | praelūcētis | praelūcēbātis | praelūcēbitis | praelūxistis | praelūxerātis | praelūxeritis |
| 3rd pl. | praelūcent | praelūcēbant | praelūcēbunt | praelūxērunt praelūxēre | praelūxerant | praelūxerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | praelūceam | praelūcērem | praelūxerim | praelūxissem |
| 2nd sg. | praelūceās | praelūcērēs | praelūxerīs | praelūxissēs |
| 3rd sg. | praelūceat | praelūcēret | praelūxerit | praelūxisset |
| 1st pl. | praelūceāmus | praelūcērēmus | praelūxerīmus | praelūxissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | praelūceātis | praelūcērētis | praelūxerītis | praelūxissētis |
| 3rd pl. | praelūceant | praelūcērent | praelūxerint | praelūxissent |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | praelūcē | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | praelūcēte | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | praelūcētō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | praelūcētō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | praelūcētōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | praelūcentō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | praelūcēre | — |
| perfect infinitive | praelūxisse | — |
| present participle | praelūcēns | — |
gerundpraelūcendī, praelūcendō, praelūcendum
prae-lūceo, xi, 2, v. n.
I. To shine or give light before; to hold or carry a light before, to light.
A. Lit.
1. Of those who carry a light:
servus praelucens, Suet. Aug. 29: alicui, Stat. S. 1, 2, 89.—2. Of the light itself:
praeluxere faces, Mart. 12, 42, 3: ne ignis noster praeluceat facinori, Phaedr. 4, 11, 9.—B. Trop.
1. In gen., to shine forth, be bright:
amicitia bonā spe praelucet in posterum, Cic. Lael. 7, 23.—With acc.: lumenque tuae praeluceo vitae, Aus. Idyll. 4, 95.—2. In partic., to shine brighter, to outshine, surpass:
nullus sinus Baiis praelucet, Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 83.—* II. To shine very much, shine brightly:
baculum praelucet, Plin. 32, 10, 52, § 141.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
prae-lūceō lūxī, —, ēre,
to shine before, shed light upon: ne ignis noster facinori praeluceat, Ph.—Fig., to shine before, light up: (amicitia) bonam spem praelucet in posterum, lights up hope. —To outshine, surpass: nullus sinus Bais praelucet, H.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*per-
- Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
- Proto-Italic*prai
- Proto-Italic*prai-
- Latinpraelūceō
Proto-Indo-European *lewk- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *lowkéyeti Proto-Italic *loukeō Proto-Indo-European *lewk- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *lukéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *l(o)ukēō? Latin lūceō Latin praelūceō From prae- + lūceō (“shine”).