LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

praeservō

praeservō (present infinitive praeservāre, perfect active praeservāvī, supine praeservātum)
Classical[prae̯ˈsɛr.woː]Ecclesiastical[preˈs̬ɛr.vo]

Meaning

  1. to watch over beforehand
  2. to protect beforehand, keep beforehand, guard beforehand, save beforehand
  3. to preserve, store beforehand

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.praeservōpraeservābampraeservābōpraeservāvīpraeservāverampraeservāverō
2nd sg.praeservāspraeservābāspraeservābispraeservāvistīpraeservāverāspraeservāveris
3rd sg.praeservatpraeservābatpraeservābitpraeservāvitpraeservāveratpraeservāverit
1st pl.praeservāmuspraeservābāmuspraeservābimuspraeservāvimuspraeservāverāmuspraeservāverimus
2nd pl.praeservātispraeservābātispraeservābitispraeservāvistispraeservāverātispraeservāveritis
3rd pl.praeservantpraeservābantpraeservābuntpraeservāvērunt
praeservāvēre
praeservāverantpraeservāverint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.praeservempraeservārempraeservāverimpraeservāvissem
2nd sg.praeservēspraeservārēspraeservāverīspraeservāvissēs
3rd sg.praeservetpraeservāretpraeservāveritpraeservāvisset
1st pl.praeservēmuspraeservārēmuspraeservāverīmuspraeservāvissēmus
2nd pl.praeservētispraeservārētispraeservāverītispraeservāvissētis
3rd pl.praeserventpraeservārentpraeservāverintpraeservāvissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.praeservorpraeservābarpraeservābor
2nd sg.praeservāris
praeservāre
praeservābāris
praeservābāre
praeservāberis
praeservābere
3rd sg.praeservāturpraeservābāturpraeservābitur
1st pl.praeservāmurpraeservābāmurpraeservābimur
2nd pl.praeservāminīpraeservābāminīpraeservābiminī
3rd pl.praeservanturpraeservābanturpraeservābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.praeserverpraeservārer
2nd sg.praeservēris
praeservēre
praeservārēris
praeservārēre
3rd sg.praeservēturpraeservārētur
1st pl.praeservēmurpraeservārēmur
2nd pl.praeservēminīpraeservārēminī
3rd pl.praeserventurpraeservārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.praeservāpraeservāre
pres. 2nd pl.praeservātepraeservāminī
fut. 2nd sg.praeservātōpraeservātor
fut. 3rd sg.praeservātōpraeservātor
fut. 2nd pl.praeservātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.praeservantōpraeservantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivepraeservārepraeservārī
perfect infinitivepraeservāvissepraeservātum esse
future infinitivepraeservātūrum essepraeservātum īrī
present participlepraeservāns—
perfect participle—praeservātus
praeservāta, praeservātā, praeservātae, praeservātam, praeservātārum, praeservātās, praeservātī, praeservātōrum, praeservātōs
future participlepraeservātūrus
praeservātūra, praeservātūrā, praeservātūrae, praeservātūram, praeservātūrārum, praeservātūrās, praeservātūre, praeservātūrī, praeservātūrīs, praeservātūrō, praeservātūrōrum, praeservātūrōs, praeservātūrum
praeservandus
praeservanda, praeservandā, praeservandae, praeservandam, praeservandārum, praeservandās, praeservande, praeservandīs, praeservandōrum, praeservandōs
gerundpraeservandī, praeservandō, praeservandumsupinepraeservātum, praeservātū

prae-servo, āre, v. a.,
I. to observe beforehand (post-class.): aliquid, Cael. Aur. Acut. 3, 8: liberum se a dominationibus, Hilar. in Psa. 118, 16, 3.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *ser-der.? Proto-Italic *serwos Latin servus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin servō Latin praeservō From prae + servō.

Descendants
  • Catalanpreservar
  • Englishpreserve
  • Frenchpréserver
  • Italianpreservare
  • Occitanpreservar
  • Portuguesepreservar
  • Romanianprezerva
  • Spanishpreservar
  • Corsicanpreservà
  • Corsicanpriservà

Quick answers

What does praeservō mean in Latin?
praeservō, a verb, means “to watch over beforehand; to protect beforehand, keep beforehand, guard beforehand, save beforehand; to preserve, store beforehand”.
What are the principal parts of praeservō?
praeservō, praeservāre, praeservāvī, praeservātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce praeservō?
In classical Latin, [prae̯ˈsɛr.woː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [preˈs̬ɛr.vo].