LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

praeparātōrius

praeparātōrius (feminine praeparātōria, neuter praeparātōrium)
Classical[prae̯.pa.raːˈtoː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[pre.pa.raˈtɔː.ri.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectivepreparatory

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepraeparātōriuspraeparātōriapraeparātōrium
genitivepraeparātōriīpraeparātōriaepraeparātōriī
dativepraeparātōriōpraeparātōriaepraeparātōriō
accusativepraeparātōriumpraeparātōriampraeparātōrium
ablativepraeparātōriōpraeparātōriāpraeparātōriō
vocativepraeparātōriepraeparātōriapraeparātōrium
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepraeparātōriīpraeparātōriaepraeparātōria
genitivepraeparātōriōrumpraeparātōriārumpraeparātōriōrum
dativepraeparātōriīspraeparātōriīspraeparātōriīs
accusativepraeparātōriōspraeparātōriāspraeparātōria
ablativepraeparātōriīspraeparātōriīspraeparātōriīs
vocativepraeparātōriīpraeparātōriaepraeparātōria

praepărātōrĭus, a, um, adj. praeparator,
I. preparatory (post-class.): interdictum, Dig. 43, 29, 3.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin praeparātōrius From praeparātor + -ius.

Descendants
  • Catalanpreparatori
  • Italianpreparatorio
  • Portuguesepreparatório
  • Spanishpreparatorio

In English words that came into English from praeparātōrius

  • preparatorypraeparātōrius

Quick answers

What does praeparātōrius mean in Latin?
praeparātōrius, a adjective, means “preparatory”.
How do you pronounce praeparātōrius?
In classical Latin, [prae̯.pa.raːˈtoː.ri.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [pre.pa.raˈtɔː.ri.us].