LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

praestultus

praestultus (feminine praestulta, neuter praestultum)
Classical[prae̯sˈtʊɫ.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[presˈtul.tus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivevery foolish

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepraestultuspraestultapraestultum
genitivepraestultīpraestultaepraestultī
dativepraestultōpraestultaepraestultō
accusativepraestultumpraestultampraestultum
ablativepraestultōpraestultāpraestultō
vocativepraestultepraestultapraestultum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepraestultīpraestultaepraestulta
genitivepraestultōrumpraestultārumpraestultōrum
dativepraestultīspraestultīspraestultīs
accusativepraestultōspraestultāspraestulta
ablativepraestultīspraestultīspraestultīs
vocativepraestultīpraestultaepraestulta

prae-stultus, a, um, adj.,
I. extremely foolish: praestultus, πάνυ ἀνόητος, Gloss. Cyrill.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinpraestultus

Latin stultus Latin praestultus From prae- + stultus.

Quick answers

What does praestultus mean in Latin?
praestultus, a adjective, means “very foolish”.
How do you pronounce praestultus?
In classical Latin, [prae̯sˈtʊɫ.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [presˈtul.tus].
Where does praestultus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *per- → Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- → Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? → Proto-Italic *prai → Proto-Italic *prai- → Latin praestultus.