LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

praestīgiōsus

praestīgiōsus (feminine praestīgiōsa, neuter praestīgiōsum)
Classical[prae̯s.tiː.ɡiˈoː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[pres.ti.d͡ʒiˈɔː.s̬us]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinadjectivedelusive

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepraestīgiōsuspraestīgiōsapraestīgiōsum
genitivepraestīgiōsīpraestīgiōsaepraestīgiōsī
dativepraestīgiōsōpraestīgiōsaepraestīgiōsō
accusativepraestīgiōsumpraestīgiōsampraestīgiōsum
ablativepraestīgiōsōpraestīgiōsāpraestīgiōsō
vocativepraestīgiōsepraestīgiōsapraestīgiōsum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepraestīgiōsīpraestīgiōsaepraestīgiōsa
genitivepraestīgiōsōrumpraestīgiōsārumpraestīgiōsōrum
dativepraestīgiōsīspraestīgiōsīspraestīgiōsīs
accusativepraestīgiōsōspraestīgiōsāspraestīgiōsa
ablativepraestīgiōsīspraestīgiōsīspraestīgiōsīs
vocativepraestīgiōsīpraestīgiōsaepraestīgiōsa

praestigĭōsus, a, um, adj. id.,
I. full of deceitful tricks, delusive (post-class.), Gell. 7, 14, 11: nihil praestigiosum, aut subdolum, Arn. 1, 32.

Origins

From praestīgiae (“illusion”) + -ōsus (“abounding in”).

Descendants
  • Catalanprestigiós
  • Englishprestigious
  • Frenchprestigieux
  • Italianprestigioso
  • Portugueseprestigioso
  • Romanianprestigios
  • Spanishprestigioso

In English words that came into English from praestīgiōsus

  • prestigiouspraestīgiōsus

Quick answers

What does praestīgiōsus mean in Latin?
praestīgiōsus, a adjective, means “delusive”.
How do you pronounce praestīgiōsus?
In classical Latin, [prae̯s.tiː.ɡiˈoː.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [pres.ti.d͡ʒiˈɔː.s̬us].