adjectivethird-declension one-termination adjective
praepotēns
praepotēns (genitive praepotentis)
Classical[ˈprae̯.pɔ.tẽːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈprɛː.po.tens]
Meaning
- one terminationvery powerful
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | praepotēns | praepotēns | praepotēns |
| genitive | praepotentis | praepotentis | praepotentis |
| dative | praepotentī | praepotentī | praepotentī |
| accusative | praepotentem | praepotentem | praepotēns |
| ablative | praepotentī praepotente | praepotentī praepotente | praepotentī praepotente |
| vocative | praepotēns | praepotēns | praepotēns |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | praepotentēs | praepotentēs | praepotentia |
| genitive | praepotentium | praepotentium | praepotentium |
| dative | praepotentibus | praepotentibus | praepotentibus |
| accusative | praepotentīs praepotentēs | praepotentīs praepotentēs | praepotentia |
| ablative | praepotentibus | praepotentibus | praepotentibus |
| vocative | praepotentēs | praepotentēs | praepotentia |
praepŏtens, entis, P. a., from praepossum.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
prae-potēns entis, adj.,
very able, excelling in power, superior: viri: rerum omnium Iuppiter: terrā marique Karthago: armis Romanus, L.— Plur m. as subst: opes praepotentium.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*per-
- Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
- Proto-Italic*prai
- Proto-Italic*prai-
- Latinpraepotēns
Proto-Indo-European *pótis Proto-Italic *potis Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *-ējō Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ēō Proto-Italic *potēō Proto-Italic *potēnts Latin potēns Latin praepotēns From prae- + potēns.
Descendants
- Englishprepotent
- Germanpräpotent
- Italianprepotente
- Portugueseprepotente
- Spanishprepotente
In English words that came into English from praepotēns
- prepotentpraepotēns