noun · neutersecond declension
praestīgium
praestīgium n (genitive praestīgiī or praestīgī)
Meaning
- delusion, illusion
- magic trick
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | praestīgium | praestīgia |
| genitive | praestīgiī praestīgī | praestīgiōrum |
| dative | praestīgiō | praestīgiīs |
| accusative | praestīgium | praestīgia |
| ablative | praestīgiō | praestīgiīs |
| vocative | praestīgium | praestīgia |
praestigĭum, ii, n.,
I. a delusion, illusion, trick: Γοητεία, praestigium, Gloss. ad Prud. Onom. Vet.:
praestigiis absolvi, Amm. 14, 11, 23.Origins
Two suppositions: * praestinguō (“to obscure, extinguish”). * praestringō (“to blind; to blindfold; to dazzle or confuse someone”)
Descendants
- Catalanprestigi
- Englishprestige
- Frenchprestige
- Italianprestigio
- Portugueseprestígio
- Romanianprestigiu
- Spanishprestigio
- Asturianprestixu
- Galicianprestixio
In English words that came into English from praestīgium
- prestigepraestīgium