verbsecond conjugation
praemordeō
praemordeō (present infinitive praemordēre, perfect active praemorsī, supine praemorsum)
Classical[prae̯ˈmɔr.de.oː]Ecclesiastical[preˈmɔr.de.o]
Meaning
- to bite in front or at the end of something
Conjugation conjugation 2
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | praemordeō | praemordēbam | praemordēbō | praemorsī | praemorseram | praemorserō |
| 2nd sg. | praemordēs | praemordēbās | praemordēbis | praemorsistī | praemorserās | praemorseris |
| 3rd sg. | praemordet | praemordēbat | praemordēbit | praemorsit | praemorserat | praemorserit |
| 1st pl. | praemordēmus | praemordēbāmus | praemordēbimus | praemorsimus | praemorserāmus | praemorserimus |
| 2nd pl. | praemordētis | praemordēbātis | praemordēbitis | praemorsistis | praemorserātis | praemorseritis |
| 3rd pl. | praemordent | praemordēbant | praemordēbunt | praemorsērunt praemorsēre | praemorserant | praemorserint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | praemordeam | praemordērem | praemorserim | praemorsissem |
| 2nd sg. | praemordeās | praemordērēs | praemorserīs | praemorsissēs |
| 3rd sg. | praemordeat | praemordēret | praemorserit | praemorsisset |
| 1st pl. | praemordeāmus | praemordērēmus | praemorserīmus | praemorsissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | praemordeātis | praemordērētis | praemorserītis | praemorsissētis |
| 3rd pl. | praemordeant | praemordērent | praemorserint | praemorsissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | praemordeor | praemordēbar | praemordēbor |
| 2nd sg. | praemordēris praemordēre | praemordēbāris praemordēbāre | praemordēberis praemordēbere |
| 3rd sg. | praemordētur | praemordēbātur | praemordēbitur |
| 1st pl. | praemordēmur | praemordēbāmur | praemordēbimur |
| 2nd pl. | praemordēminī | praemordēbāminī | praemordēbiminī |
| 3rd pl. | praemordentur | praemordēbantur | praemordēbuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | praemordear | praemordērer |
| 2nd sg. | praemordeāris praemordeāre | praemordērēris praemordērēre |
| 3rd sg. | praemordeātur | praemordērētur |
| 1st pl. | praemordeāmur | praemordērēmur |
| 2nd pl. | praemordeāminī | praemordērēminī |
| 3rd pl. | praemordeantur | praemordērentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | praemordē | praemordēre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | praemordēte | praemordēminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | praemordētō | praemordētor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | praemordētō | praemordētor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | praemordētōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | praemordentō | praemordentor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | praemordēre | praemordērī |
| perfect infinitive | praemorsisse | praemorsum esse |
| future infinitive | praemorsūrum esse | praemorsum īrī |
| present participle | praemordēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | praemorsus praemorsa, praemorsā, praemorsae, praemorsam, praemorsārum, praemorsās, praemorse, praemorsīs, praemorsō, praemorsōrum, praemorsōs |
| future participle | praemorsūrus praemorsūra, praemorsūrā, praemorsūrae, praemorsūram, praemorsūrārum, praemorsūrās, praemorsūre, praemorsūrī, praemorsūrīs, praemorsūrō, praemorsūrōrum, praemorsūrōs, praemorsūrum | praemordendus praemordenda, praemordendā, praemordendae, praemordendam, praemordendārum, praemordendās, praemordende, praemordendīs, praemordendōrum, praemordendōs |
gerundpraemordendī, praemordendō, praemordendumsupinepraemorsum, praemorsū
prae-mordĕo, morsi and mordi, morsum, 2, v. a.,
I. to bite in front, to bite at the end; hence, in gen., to bite (poet. and in post-Aug. prose).
I. Lit.: ni fugissem, medium, credo, praemorsisset, Plaut. Fragm. ap. Gell. 7, 9, 7:
linguam, Luc. 6, 567: projectos, Sen. Clem. 1, 5, 5.—II. Transf., to bite off, snip off, crib:
et tamen ex hoc, Quodcumque est, Discipuli custos praemordet, Juv. 7, 217.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
prae-mordeō —, —, ēre,
to bite off, snip off: ex hoc alqd, Iu.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*per-
- Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
- Proto-Italic*prai
- Proto-Italic*prai-
- Latinpraemordeō
Proto-Indo-European *(s)merd- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *(s)mordéyeti Proto-Italic *mordejō Proto-Italic *mordeō Latin mordeō Latin praemordeō From prae- + mordeō (“bite”).
In English words that came into English from praemordeō
- premorsepraemorsus