praestōlor
Meaning
- deponentto await, wait for
Quamquam quid ego tē invītem, ā quō iam sciam esse praemissōs, quī tibi ad Forum Aurēlium praestōlārentur armātī; […].
And yet, why should I invite you, when I already know that men have been sent ahead by you, armed, who are waiting for you at the Forum Aurelium; […] .63 BCE, Cicero, In Catilinam orationes 1.24Ē plēbe homō nocte mediā iūxtā cubiculum eius cum pūgiōne dēprehensus est; repertī et equestris ōrdinis duo in pūblicō cum dolōne ac vēnātōriō cultrō praestōlantēs, alter ut ēgressum theātrō, alter ut sacrificantem apud Mārtis aedem adorerētur.
A man from the plebeian class was caught in the middle of the night by his room with a dagger; there were also found two from the equestrian class with a sword-cane and hunting knife awaiting in public, one to assault him having exited the theater, the other sacrificing in the temple of Mars.121 CE, Suetonius, De vita Caesarum 5 13.period1 - deponentto expect
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Manere · Exspectare · Præstolari · Opperiri
1. Manere (from μένειν) denotes a mere physical act to remain in a place, till something has happened; whereas exspectare, præstolari, and opperiri, denote a mental act, to wait for, to wait in conscious expectation of some event, or of some person. 2. Exspectare denotes waiting for, almost as a mere mental act, as a feeling, without practical reference or accessory meaning; whereas præstolari and opperiri, with the accessory notion that the person waiting intends, after the arrival of the object waited for, to do something. 3. The præstolans (from παραστέλλεσθαι) waits for a person in order to perform services for him; the opperiens, for an occurrence, in order not to be taken by surprise. The præstolans stands in subordinate relation to the person waited for; the opperiens, in co-ordinate, whether as friend or foe. Lastly, præstolari is a prose expression; opperiri, a poetical, or at least, a select expression. For the German distinction between warten and harren, the former denoting calm, passionless waiting for, the latter, eager, impatient longing for, the Latins have no correspondent synonymes. (iii. 57.)
Conjugation conjugation 1 deponent
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | praestōlor | praestōlābar | praestōlābor | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | praestōlāris praestōlāre | praestōlābāris praestōlābāre | praestōlāberis praestōlābere | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | praestōlātur | praestōlābātur | praestōlābitur | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | praestōlāmur | praestōlābāmur | praestōlābimur | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | praestōlāminī | praestōlābāminī | praestōlābiminī | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | praestōlantur | praestōlābantur | praestōlābuntur | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | praestōler | praestōlārer | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | praestōlēris praestōlēre | praestōlārēris praestōlārēre | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | praestōlētur | praestōlārētur | — | — |
| 1st pl. | praestōlēmur | praestōlārēmur | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | praestōlēminī | praestōlārēminī | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | praestōlentur | praestōlārentur | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | praestōlāre | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | praestōlāminī | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | praestōlātor | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | praestōlātor | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | praestōlantor | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | praestōlārī praestōlārier | — |
| perfect infinitive | praestōlātum esse | — |
| future infinitive | praestōlātūrum esse | — |
| present participle | praestōlāns | — |
| perfect participle | praestōlātus praestōlāta, praestōlātā, praestōlātae, praestōlātam, praestōlātārum, praestōlātās, praestōlāte, praestōlātī, praestōlātīs, praestōlātō, praestōlātōrum, praestōlātōs | — |
| future participle | praestōlātūrus praestōlātūra, praestōlātūrā, praestōlātūrae, praestōlātūram, praestōlātūrārum, praestōlātūrās, praestōlātūre, praestōlātūrī, praestōlātūrīs, praestōlātūrō, praestōlātūrōrum, praestōlātūrōs, praestōlātūrum | praestōlandus praestōlanda, praestōlandā, praestōlandae, praestōlandam, praestōlandārum, praestōlandās, praestōlande, praestōlandīs, praestōlandōrum, praestōlandōs |
qui tibi ad Forum Aurelium praestolarentur armati, Cic. Cat. 1, 9, 24: ut in Formiano tibi praestoler, id. Att. 2, 15, 3; 3, 20, 1.—ego illum ante aedis praestolabor, Plaut. Most. 5, 1 18; so, aliquem, id. Truc. 2, 3, 15: quem praestolare, Parmeno? Ter. Eun. 5, 5, 5: adventum illius, Vulg. Judic. 9, 25: lucem, id. Job, 30, 26.—ego illam illic video praestolarier, Plaut. Ep. 2, 2, 33: ad Clupeam praestolans, Caes. B. C. 2, 23.— * Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
Origins
From the adverb praestō with the unusual infix -lā-. Compare ambulō.