LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

praequestus

praequestus (feminine praequesta, neuter praequestum)
Classical[prae̯ˈkʷɛs.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[preˈkʷɛs.tus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivecomplaining beforehand

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepraequestuspraequestapraequestum
genitivepraequestīpraequestaepraequestī
dativepraequestōpraequestaepraequestō
accusativepraequestumpraequestampraequestum
ablativepraequestōpraequestāpraequestō
vocativepraequestepraequestapraequestum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepraequestīpraequestaepraequesta
genitivepraequestōrumpraequestārumpraequestōrum
dativepraequestīspraequestīspraequestīs
accusativepraequestōspraequestāspraequesta
ablativepraequestīspraequestīspraequestīs
vocativepraequestīpraequestaepraequesta

prae-questus, a, um, Part. [queror],
I. complaining beforehand (poet.): multa praequestus, Ov. M. 4, 251.

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. Latinpraequestus

Latin questus Latin praequestus From prae- + questus.

Quick answers

What does praequestus mean in Latin?
praequestus, a adjective, means “complaining beforehand”.
How do you pronounce praequestus?
In classical Latin, [prae̯ˈkʷɛs.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [preˈkʷɛs.tus].
Where does praequestus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *per- → Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- → Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? → Proto-Italic *prai → Proto-Italic *prai- → Latin praequestus.