adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
praeteritus
praeteritus (feminine praeterita, neuter praeteritum)
Classical[prae̯ˈtɛ.rɪ.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[preˈtɛː.ri.tus]
Meaning
- adjectivepast, in the past
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
quī iam fuitpraeteritus -a -um — in IVLIANVS I: Gallia, ch. 1
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | praeteritus | praeterita | praeteritum |
| genitive | praeteritī | praeteritae | praeteritī |
| dative | praeteritō | praeteritae | praeteritō |
| accusative | praeteritum | praeteritam | praeteritum |
| ablative | praeteritō | praeteritā | praeteritō |
| vocative | praeterite | praeterita | praeteritum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | praeteritī | praeteritae | praeterita |
| genitive | praeteritōrum | praeteritārum | praeteritōrum |
| dative | praeteritīs | praeteritīs | praeteritīs |
| accusative | praeteritōs | praeteritās | praeterita |
| ablative | praeteritīs | praeteritīs | praeteritīs |
| vocative | praeteritī | praeteritae | praeterita |
praetĕrĭtus, a, um, Part. and P. a., from praetereo.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
praeteritus adj.
P. of praetereo, gone by, past, past and gone, departed : tempus: castigatio ob errorem praeteritum, L.: culpa, O.: praeteritā nocte, last night , Iu.—Plur n . as subst, the past : meminit praeteritorum.—Prov.: praeterita mutare non possumus.
Origins
Perfect passive participle of praetereō.