verbsecond conjugation, no passive, no supine stem
praepolleō
praepolleō (present infinitive praepollēre, perfect active praepolluī)
Classical[prae̯ˈpɔl.le.oː]Ecclesiastical[preˈpɔl.le.o]
Meaning
- to exceed or surpass in power or influence; to be very powerful or distinguished
Conjugation conjugation 2 no-supine
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | praepolleō | praepollēbam | praepollēbō | praepolluī | praepollueram | praepolluerō |
| 2nd sg. | praepollēs | praepollēbās | praepollēbis | praepolluistī | praepolluerās | praepollueris |
| 3rd sg. | praepollet | praepollēbat | praepollēbit | praepolluit | praepolluerat | praepolluerit |
| 1st pl. | praepollēmus | praepollēbāmus | praepollēbimus | praepolluimus | praepolluerāmus | praepolluerimus |
| 2nd pl. | praepollētis | praepollēbātis | praepollēbitis | praepolluistis | praepolluerātis | praepollueritis |
| 3rd pl. | praepollent | praepollēbant | praepollēbunt | praepolluērunt praepolluēre | praepolluerant | praepolluerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | praepolleam | praepollērem | praepolluerim | praepolluissem |
| 2nd sg. | praepolleās | praepollērēs | praepolluerīs | praepolluissēs |
| 3rd sg. | praepolleat | praepollēret | praepolluerit | praepolluisset |
| 1st pl. | praepolleāmus | praepollērēmus | praepolluerīmus | praepolluissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | praepolleātis | praepollērētis | praepolluerītis | praepolluissētis |
| 3rd pl. | praepolleant | praepollērent | praepolluerint | praepolluissent |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | praepollē | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | praepollēte | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | praepollētō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | praepollētō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | praepollētōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | praepollentō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | praepollēre | — |
| perfect infinitive | praepolluisse | — |
| present participle | praepollēns | — |
gerundpraepollendī, praepollendō, praepollendum
prae-pollĕo, ēre, v. n.,
I. to exceed or surpass in power, to be very powerful, to be very remarkable or distinguished (perh. not ante-Aug.):
quibus additis praepollebat, he had the superiority, Tac. A. 2, 45; 51: Phoenices mari praepollebant, id. ib. 11, 14: puella praepollet pulcritudine, App. M. 6, p. 182, 29.—Hence, praepollens, entis, P. a., very powerful, very distinguished: gens divitiis praepollens, Liv. 1, 57: vir, virtute, id. 5, 34.—Comp.: vis oculorum praepollentior, Aug. Civ. Dei, 22, 29.† * praepondĕrātĭo, ōnis, f. praepondero, preponderance: praeponderatio, ῥοπή, Gloss. Lat. Gr.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
prae-polleō luī, —, ere,
to surpass in power: quibus additis praepollebat, Ta.: mari, Ta.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*per-
- Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
- Proto-Italic*prai
- Proto-Italic*prai-
- Latinpraepolleō
Latin polleō Latin praepolleō From prae- + polleō (“to be strong”).
In English words that came into English from praepolleō
- prepollentpraepollēns