verbthird conjugation
praestruō
praestruō (present infinitive praestruere, perfect active praestrūxī, supine praestrūctum)
Classical[ˈprae̯s.tru.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈprɛs.tru.o]
Meaning
- to build or prepare in advance
- to arrange or set up in advance
- to block or stop up, to make inaccessible or impassable
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | praestruō | praestruēbam | praestruam | praestrūxī | praestrūxeram | praestrūxerō |
| 2nd sg. | praestruis | praestruēbās | praestruēs | praestrūxistī | praestrūxerās | praestrūxeris |
| 3rd sg. | praestruit | praestruēbat | praestruet | praestrūxit | praestrūxerat | praestrūxerit |
| 1st pl. | praestruimus | praestruēbāmus | praestruēmus | praestrūximus | praestrūxerāmus | praestrūxerimus |
| 2nd pl. | praestruitis | praestruēbātis | praestruētis | praestrūxistis | praestrūxerātis | praestrūxeritis |
| 3rd pl. | praestruunt | praestruēbant | praestruent | praestrūxērunt praestrūxēre | praestrūxerant | praestrūxerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | praestruam | praestruerem | praestrūxerim | praestrūxissem |
| 2nd sg. | praestruās | praestruerēs | praestrūxerīs | praestrūxissēs |
| 3rd sg. | praestruat | praestrueret | praestrūxerit | praestrūxisset |
| 1st pl. | praestruāmus | praestruerēmus | praestrūxerīmus | praestrūxissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | praestruātis | praestruerētis | praestrūxerītis | praestrūxissētis |
| 3rd pl. | praestruant | praestruerent | praestrūxerint | praestrūxissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | praestruor | praestruēbar | praestruar |
| 2nd sg. | praestrueris praestruere | praestruēbāris praestruēbāre | praestruēris praestruēre |
| 3rd sg. | praestruitur | praestruēbātur | praestruētur |
| 1st pl. | praestruimur | praestruēbāmur | praestruēmur |
| 2nd pl. | praestruiminī | praestruēbāminī | praestruēminī |
| 3rd pl. | praestruuntur | praestruēbantur | praestruentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | praestruar | praestruerer |
| 2nd sg. | praestruāris praestruāre | praestruerēris praestruerēre |
| 3rd sg. | praestruātur | praestruerētur |
| 1st pl. | praestruāmur | praestruerēmur |
| 2nd pl. | praestruāminī | praestruerēminī |
| 3rd pl. | praestruantur | praestruerentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | praestrue | praestruere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | praestruite | praestruiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | praestruitō | praestruitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | praestruitō | praestruitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | praestruitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | praestruuntō | praestruuntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | praestruere | praestruī |
| perfect infinitive | praestrūxisse | praestrūctum esse |
| future infinitive | praestrūctūrum esse | praestrūctum īrī |
| present participle | praestruēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | praestrūctus praestrūcta, praestrūctā, praestrūctae, praestrūctam, praestrūctārum, praestrūctās, praestrūcte, praestrūctī, praestrūctīs, praestrūctō, praestrūctōrum, praestrūctōs |
| future participle | praestrūctūrus praestrūctūra, praestrūctūrā, praestrūctūrae, praestrūctūram, praestrūctūrārum, praestrūctūrās, praestrūctūre, praestrūctūrī, praestrūctūrīs, praestrūctūrō, praestrūctūrōrum, praestrūctūrōs, praestrūctūrum | praestruendus praestruenda, praestruendā, praestruendae, praestruendam, praestruendārum, praestruendās, praestruende, praestruendīs, praestruendōrum, praestruendōs |
gerundpraestruendī, praestruendō, praestruendumsupinepraestrūctum, praestrūctū
prae-strŭo, xi, ctum, 3, v. a.,
I. to build before, as a preparation for other buildings, to lay a foundation:
praestructa (opp. ea) quae superposita incumbent, Col. 1, 5, 9.—B. Transf., to build up in front, to block or stop up, to make impassable or inaccessible (mostly poet.):
ille aditum vasti praestruxerat obice montis, Ov. F. 1, 563: hospitis effugio praestruxerat omnia Minos, id. A. A. 2, 21: porta Fonte praestructa, stopped up, id. M. 14, 797; cf.: densato scutorum compage se scientissime praestruebant, Amm. 14, 2, 10.—II. Trop., to make ready or prepare beforehand for any thing: fraus fidem in parvis sibi praestruit, prepares or secures for itself credibility in trifles, Liv. 28, 42, 7:
praestruit ad illud quod dicturus est, multa esse crimina in Verre quae, etc., Ascon. ad Cic. Div. in Caecil. 8: tacitas vindictae iras. Claud. ap. Ruf. 2, 280: prius agmina saevo praestrue Marti, id. IV. Cons. Hon. 319.—B. To arrange or contrive beforehand: cum praestructum utrumque consulto esset, whereas it had all been concerted beforehand, Suet. Tib. 53:
id scilicet praestruentes, Amm. 31, 7.—Hence, praestructus, a, um, P. a., prepared: praestructum bellis civilibus hostem, Claud. B. Gild. 285.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
prae-struō ūxī, ūctus, ere,
to build before, block, stop up, make impassable, make inaccessible: aditum obice montis, O.: Porta Fonte fuit praestructa, stopped up, O.: Hospitis effugio omnia, against the escape, O.—Fig.: fraus fidem in parvis sibi praestruit, seeks to win confidence beforehand, L.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*per-
- Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
- Proto-Italic*prai
- Proto-Italic*prai-
- Latinpraestruō
Latin struo Latin praestruō From prae- + struo.