LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfourth conjugation, no perfect or supine stems

praeserviō

praeserviō (present infinitive praeservīre)
Classical[prae̯ˈsɛr.wi.oː]Ecclesiastical[preˈs̬ɛr.vi.o]

Meaning

  1. with dativeto be a slave to; to serve

Conjugation conjugation 4 perfect

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.praeserviōpraeserviēbampraeserviam———
2nd sg.praeservīspraeserviēbāspraeserviēs———
3rd sg.praeservitpraeserviēbatpraeserviet———
1st pl.praeservīmuspraeserviēbāmuspraeserviēmus———
2nd pl.praeservītispraeserviēbātispraeserviētis———
3rd pl.praeserviuntpraeserviēbantpraeservient———
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.praeserviampraeservīrem——
2nd sg.praeserviāspraeservīrēs——
3rd sg.praeserviatpraeservīret——
1st pl.praeserviāmuspraeservīrēmus——
2nd pl.praeserviātispraeservīrētis——
3rd pl.praeserviantpraeservīrent——
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.praeserviorpraeserviēbarpraeserviar
2nd sg.praeservīris
praeservīre
praeserviēbāris
praeserviēbāre
praeserviēris
praeserviēre
3rd sg.praeservīturpraeserviēbāturpraeserviētur
1st pl.praeservīmurpraeserviēbāmurpraeserviēmur
2nd pl.praeservīminīpraeserviēbāminīpraeserviēminī
3rd pl.praeserviunturpraeserviēbanturpraeservientur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.praeserviarpraeservīrer
2nd sg.praeserviāris
praeserviāre
praeservīrēris
praeservīrēre
3rd sg.praeserviāturpraeservīrētur
1st pl.praeserviāmurpraeservīrēmur
2nd pl.praeserviāminīpraeservīrēminī
3rd pl.praeservianturpraeservīrentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.praeservīpraeservīre
pres. 2nd pl.praeservītepraeservīminī
fut. 2nd sg.praeservītōpraeservītor
fut. 3rd sg.praeservītōpraeservītor
fut. 2nd pl.praeservītōte—
fut. 3rd pl.praeserviuntōpraeserviuntor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivepraeservīrepraeservīrī
present participlepraeserviēns—
future participle—praeserviendus
praeserviundus, praeservienda, praeserviendā, praeserviendae, praeserviendam, praeserviendārum, praeserviendās, praeserviende, praeserviendīs, praeserviendōrum, praeserviendōs
gerundpraeserviendī, praeserviendō, praeserviendum

prae-servĭo, īre, v. a.,
I. to serve as a slave (ante- and post-class.).
I. Lit.: alicui, Plaut. Am. prol. 124.—
II. Trop.: verbum neque numeris, neque generibus praeserviens, Gell. 1, 7, 6.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *ser- Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *serwos Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *serweyéti Proto-Italic *serwijeti Proto-Italic *serwijit Proto-Italic *serwiō Latin serviō Latin praeserviō From prae + serviō.

Quick answers

What does praeserviō mean in Latin?
praeserviō, a verb, means “to be a slave to; to serve”.
What are the principal parts of praeserviō?
praeserviō, praeservīre (fourth conjugation, no perfect or supine stems).
How do you pronounce praeserviō?
In classical Latin, [prae̯ˈsɛr.wi.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [preˈs̬ɛr.vi.o].