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verbfourth conjugation

praepediō

praepediō (present infinitive praepedīre, perfect active praepedīvī, supine praepedītum)
Classical[prae̯ˈpɛ.di.oː]Ecclesiastical[preˈpɛː.di.o]

Meaning

  1. to entangle the feet or other body parts
    [Syncerastus] […] Ita me di ament, vel in lautumiis vel in pistrino mavelim agere aetatem praepeditus latere forti ferreo,c. 194 BCE, Plautus, Poenulus 4.2.5–7
  2. to impede, hinder

Conjugation conjugation 4

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.praepediōpraepediēbampraepediampraepedīvīpraepedīverampraepedīverō
2nd sg.praepedīspraepediēbāspraepediēspraepedīvistīpraepedīverāspraepedīveris
3rd sg.praepeditpraepediēbatpraepedietpraepedīvitpraepedīveratpraepedīverit
1st pl.praepedīmuspraepediēbāmuspraepediēmuspraepedīvimuspraepedīverāmuspraepedīverimus
2nd pl.praepedītispraepediēbātispraepediētispraepedīvistispraepedīverātispraepedīveritis
3rd pl.praepediuntpraepediēbantpraepedientpraepedīvērunt
praepedīvēre
praepedīverantpraepedīverint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.praepediampraepedīrempraepedīverimpraepedīvissem
2nd sg.praepediāspraepedīrēspraepedīverīspraepedīvissēs
3rd sg.praepediatpraepedīretpraepedīveritpraepedīvisset
1st pl.praepediāmuspraepedīrēmuspraepedīverīmuspraepedīvissēmus
2nd pl.praepediātispraepedīrētispraepedīverītispraepedīvissētis
3rd pl.praepediantpraepedīrentpraepedīverintpraepedīvissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.praepediorpraepediēbarpraepediar
2nd sg.praepedīris
praepedīre
praepediēbāris
praepediēbāre
praepediēris
praepediēre
3rd sg.praepedīturpraepediēbāturpraepediētur
1st pl.praepedīmurpraepediēbāmurpraepediēmur
2nd pl.praepedīminīpraepediēbāminīpraepediēminī
3rd pl.praepediunturpraepediēbanturpraepedientur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.praepediarpraepedīrer
2nd sg.praepediāris
praepediāre
praepedīrēris
praepedīrēre
3rd sg.praepediāturpraepedīrētur
1st pl.praepediāmurpraepedīrēmur
2nd pl.praepediāminīpraepedīrēminī
3rd pl.praepedianturpraepedīrentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.praepedīpraepedīre
pres. 2nd pl.praepedītepraepedīminī
fut. 2nd sg.praepedītōpraepedītor
fut. 3rd sg.praepedītōpraepedītor
fut. 2nd pl.praepedītōte—
fut. 3rd pl.praepediuntōpraepediuntor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivepraepedīrepraepedīrī
perfect infinitivepraepedīvissepraepedītum esse
future infinitivepraepedītūrum essepraepedītum īrī
present participlepraepediēns—
perfect participle—praepedītus
future participlepraepedītūruspraepediendus
praepediundus
gerundpraepediendī, praepediendō, praepediendumsupinepraepedītum, praepedītū

praepĕdĭo, īvi, ĭi, ītum, 4, v. a. praepes,
I. to entangle the feet or other parts of the body; to shackle, bind, fetter (mostly poet. and post-Aug.; syn.: impedio, illaqueo, irretio).
I. Lit.: praepeditus latera forti ferro, Plaut. Poen. 4, 2, 5: praepeditis Numidarum equis, tied to the manger, Tac. A. 4, 25: sine modo sese praedā praepediant, let them hamper or embarrass themselves, Liv. 8, 38, 13.—
II. Transf., in gen., to hinder, obstruct, impede: singultu medios praepediente sonos, Ov. Tr. 1, 3, 42: timor praepedit dicta linguae, Plaut. Cas. 3, 5, 25; Ov. H. 14, 18: si forte aliquos flumina, nives, venti praepedissent, Plin. Pan. 68: crura, Lucr. 3, 478: fugam hostium, Pac. Pan. Theodos. 40: recitantium praecipua pronuntiationis adjumenta, oculi, manus, praepediuntur, Plin. Ep. 2, 19, 4: praepediri valetudine, to be prevented by illness, Tac. A. 3, 3: praepeditus morbo, Cic. Rab. Perd. 7, 21.—With inf.: etiamsi praepeditus sit perculsas tot victoriis Germanias servitio premere, Tac. A. 2, 73.

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. Latinpraepediō

Proto-Indo-European *ped- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *pṓds Proto-Italic *pets Latin pēs Proto-Indo-European *-yétider. Latin -iō Latin praepediō From prae- + pēs + -iō.

Quick answers

What does praepediō mean in Latin?
praepediō, a verb, means “to entangle the feet or other body parts; to impede, hinder”.
What are the principal parts of praepediō?
praepediō, praepedīre, praepedīvī, praepedītum (fourth conjugation).
How do you pronounce praepediō?
In classical Latin, [prae̯ˈpɛ.di.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [preˈpɛː.di.o].
Where does praepediō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *per- → Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- → Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? → Proto-Italic *prai → Proto-Italic *prai- → Latin praepediō.