noun · neutersecond declension
praemium
praemium n (genitive praemiī or praemī)
Classical[ˈprae̯.mi.ũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈprɛː.mi.um]
№ 680 of the 1,000 commonest wordsMille Verba core vocabulary
Meaning
- neuterprofit derived from booty
- neuterprofit, advantage, prerogative, distinction
- neuterprize, reward, recompense
- neuterbribe, bribery
- figurativelyneuterthe ironical sense of a reward, etc., as a desired thought, feeling, result or outcome
Beatitudo non est virtutis praemium, sed ipsa virtus.
Happiness is not a reward of virtue, but is a virtue itself.Spinoza, Ethica Liber V
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
quod victōrī datur: palma, pecūnia, honor.praemium -ī n — in Mille Verba, ch. Lūdī et Ōtium
id quod victōrī daturpraemium -ī (n) — in IVLIANVS I: Gallia, ch. 8
mercēs, dōnum meritīpraemium -ī (n) — in Evangelium secundum Matthaeum, ch. 8
reward
praemium -ī — in Viri Romae Facillimi, ch. 1, 7, 8
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Præmium · Pretium · Merces
Præmium is a prize of honor, that confers distinction on the receiver, as a reward, in opp. to pœna; Tac. Ann. i. 26. Cic. Rep. iii. 16. Rabir perd. 11. Liv. xxxvi. 40, like ἆθλον, γέρας; whereas pretium and merces are only a price, for the discharge of a debt, as a payment; pretium, as a price for an article of merchandise, in opp. to gratia, Cic. Verr. ii. 36. Suet. Galb. 15. Appul. Apol. p. 296, like ὦνος; merces denotes wages for personal services of some duration, or hire for something hired, like μισθός. (iv. 139.)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | praemium | praemia |
| genitive | praemiī praemī | praemiōrum |
| dative | praemiō | praemiīs |
| accusative | praemium | praemia |
| ablative | praemiō | praemiīs |
| vocative | praemium | praemia |
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- praemium ponere
- to offer a prize (for the winner).
- praemium exponere or proponere
- (to encourage) by offering a reward.
- meritum praemium alicui persolvere
- to reward a man according to his deserts.
- praemiis (amplissimis, maximis) aliquem afficere
- to remunerate (handsomely).
praemĭum, ii, n. prae-emo, what one has got before or better than others (class.).
I. Profit derived from booty, booty (poet.; cf. praeda; and: avorti praedam ab hostibus. Pen. Heus, ecqua in istac pars inest praemi mihi? Plaut. Men. 1, 2, 26):
multaque praeterea Laurentis praemia pugnae Aggerat, et longo praedam jubet ordine duci, Verg. A. 11, 78 sq.; rapta praemia veste ferre, Tib. 1, 2, 25; cf. Tac. H. 1, 51: ferre ad patrios praemia dira Lares, Prop. 2, 23, 67 (3, 28, 22): spectat sua praemia raptor, Ov. M. 6, 518; 13, 414: tam dirae praemia culpae, Juv. 8, 119.—Also, game killed, prey, Prop. 3, 11 (4, 12), 46; Hor. Epod. 2, 36; Val. Fl. 8, 253.—Poet.: raptae virginitatis, Ov. M. 8, 850.—II. Transf.
A. In gen., profit, advantage, prerogative, distinction (class.), Lucr. 3, 899; 956; 5, 5; cf. poet.: Veneris, i. e. children (the Greek δῶρα Ἀφροδίτης), Verg. A. 4, 33:
absens factus aedilis, continuo praetor: licebat enim celerius legis praemio, Cic. Ac. 2, 1, 1.—B. In partic., reward, recompense (the predom. signif. of the word; syn.: munus, donum): sapiens virtuti honorem praemium, haud praedam petit, Enn. ap. Cic. de Or. 3, 26, 102 (Trag. v. 374 Vahl.): ecquid erit praemi, reward, id. ap. Cic. Sen. 1, 1 (Ann. v. 341 ib.):
donum et praemium, Ter. Eun. 5, 8, 27: legibus praemia proposita sunt virtutibus, Cic. de Or. 1, 58, 247: persuadere alicui magnis praemiis et pollicitationibus, Caes. B. G. 3, 18: praemiis ad perdiscendum commoveri, Cic. de Or. 1, 4, 13: praemia alicui dare pro re aliquā, id. Mur. 4, 8: praemio afficere aliquem, to reward, Quint. 3, 6, 42: augere, Tac A. 1, 42: inducere, Sall. J. 13, 8: illicere, id. ib. 97, 3: invitare, Cic. Lig. 4, 12: elicere ad faciendum aliquid, id. Balb. 16: evocare, Quint. 1, 1, 20: praemium persolvere alicui, to give, Cic. Cael. 29, 68: reddere alicui pro re aliquā, Cat. 64, 157: rependere, Stat. Th. 9, 50: proponere, to propose, offer, Caes. B. C. 1, 17: consequi, to obtain, id. B. G. 1, 42; so, tollere, Juv. 6, 321: promittens, si sibi praemio foret, se Arpos proditurum esse, if he were rewarded, Liv. 24, 45.—Ironic.: cape praemia facti, reward, for punishment, Ov. M. 8, 503: tibi pro scelere, Di ... praemia reddant Debita, Verg. A. 2, 537.—2. A bribe:
ut somno careas ponendaque praemia sumas, Juv. 3, 56.—Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
praemium ī, n
prae+EM-, an advantage, prerogative, favor, license, privilege : licebat legis praemio, by the special favor of the law : Frontis urbanae praemia, the license of city assurance , H. — A reward, recompense : praemium, haud praedam petit, Enn. ap. C.: ecquid erit praemi, reward : legibus praemia proposita sunt virtutibus: praemia mihi pro industriā data: inlicere, S.: tibi laborum praemia persolvere: proponere, offer , Cs.: consequi, obtain , Cs.: tollere, Iu.: promittens, si sibi praemio foret, se, etc., if he were rewarded , L.: te mea dextera magna inter praemia ducet, i. e. to great exploits , V.: cape praemia facti, reward (i. e. punishment), O.: Veneris, i. e. children , V.— A bribe : Ut ponenda praemia sumas, Iu.— A prize , plunder, prey, booty : ditem hostem pauperis victoris praemium esse, L.: spectat sua praemia raptor, O.: leporem et gruem, Iucunda captat praemia, game , H.: raptae virginitatis, O.
Origins
From prae- (“before”) + emō (“acquire, obtain”), i.e. "what one has got before or better than others".
Descendants
- Catalanpremi
- Italianpremio
- Occitanprèmi
- Portugueseprémio
- Portugueseprêmio
- Romanianpremiu
- Spanishpremio
- Englishpremium
- Frenchpremium
- GermanPrämie
In English words that came into English from praemium
- premiumpraemium
- premiatepraemium