LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

praemordicus

praemordicus (feminine praemordica, neuter praemordicum)
Classical[prae̯ˈmɔr.dɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[preˈmɔr.di.kus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivebitten off at one end (as when eating asparagus)

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepraemordicuspraemordicapraemordicum
genitivepraemordicīpraemordicaepraemordicī
dativepraemordicōpraemordicaepraemordicō
accusativepraemordicumpraemordicampraemordicum
ablativepraemordicōpraemordicāpraemordicō
vocativepraemordicepraemordicapraemordicum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepraemordicīpraemordicaepraemordica
genitivepraemordicōrumpraemordicārumpraemordicōrum
dativepraemordicīspraemordicīspraemordicīs
accusativepraemordicōspraemordicāspraemordica
ablativepraemordicīspraemordicīspraemordicīs
vocativepraemordicīpraemordicaepraemordica

praemordĭcus, a, um, adj. praemordeo,
I. bitten off in front or at the end (late Lat.): olera praemordica, of which only the tops are eaten (e. g. asparagus), Hier. in Reg. S. Pachom. 52.

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. Latinpraemordicus

Latin mordicus Latin praemordicus From prae- + mordicus.

Quick answers

What does praemordicus mean in Latin?
praemordicus, a adjective, means “bitten off at one end (as when eating asparagus)”.
How do you pronounce praemordicus?
In classical Latin, [prae̯ˈmɔr.dɪ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [preˈmɔr.di.kus].
Where does praemordicus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *per- → Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- → Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? → Proto-Italic *prai → Proto-Italic *prai- → Latin praemordicus.