LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

praestus

praestus (feminine praesta, neuter praestum)

Meaning

  1. adjectiveproper
  2. adjectiveready
  3. adjectiveavailable

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepraestuspraestapraestum
genitivepraestīpraestaepraestī
dativepraestōpraestaepraestō
accusativepraestumpraestampraestum
ablativepraestōpraestāpraestō
vocativepraestepraestapraestum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepraestīpraestaepraesta
genitivepraestōrumpraestārumpraestōrum
dativepraestīspraestīspraestīs
accusativepraestōspraestāspraesta
ablativepraestīspraestīspraestīs
vocativepraestīpraestaepraesta

praestus, a, um, v. 1. praesto
I. init.

Origins

From praestō + -us. Only found in inscriptions (Inscr. Grut. 669, 4).

Descendants
  • Catalanprest
  • Italianpresto
  • Frenchprestefrom Italian presto
  • Frenchprêtfrom Old French prest
  • Portuguesepresto
  • Spanishpresto
  • Asturianprestu
  • Interlinguapreste
  • Interlinguaprestofrom Italian presto

Quick answers

What does praestus mean in Latin?
praestus, a adjective, means “proper; ready; available”.