adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
praetōriānus
praetōriānus (feminine praetōriāna, neuter praetōriānum)
Classical[prae̯.toː.riˈaː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[pre.to.riˈaː.nus]
Meaning
- adjectivepraetorian
- adjectiverelationalbodyguard
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | praetōriānus | praetōriāna | praetōriānum |
| genitive | praetōriānī | praetōriānae | praetōriānī |
| dative | praetōriānō | praetōriānae | praetōriānō |
| accusative | praetōriānum | praetōriānam | praetōriānum |
| ablative | praetōriānō | praetōriānā | praetōriānō |
| vocative | praetōriāne | praetōriāna | praetōriānum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | praetōriānī | praetōriānae | praetōriāna |
| genitive | praetōriānōrum | praetōriānārum | praetōriānōrum |
| dative | praetōriānīs | praetōriānīs | praetōriānīs |
| accusative | praetōriānōs | praetōriānās | praetōriāna |
| ablative | praetōriānīs | praetōriānīs | praetōriānīs |
| vocative | praetōriānī | praetōriānae | praetōriāna |
praetōrĭānus, a, um, adj. praetorium,
I. of or belonging to the body-guard, prœtorian (post-Aug.):
praetorianus miles, a soldier of the imperial body-guard, a prœtorian, Tac. H. 2, 44: pars praetoriani equitis, id. A. 1, 24: milites, Plin. 6, 29, 35, § 181: cohortes, id. 9, 6, 5, § 15: exercitus, Suet. Vesp. 6: praefectura, i. e. praefecti praetorio, Aur. Vict. Epit. 10.—Plur. as subst.: praetōrĭāni, ōrum, the prœtorians, the prœtorian guards, Tac. H. 1, 74; id. A. 6, 3.praetōrĭānus, a, um, adj. praetor,
I. of or belonging to the prœtor, prœtorian (post-class.):
tutor, Ulp. Reg. tit. 12: pretia, money earned by the prœtor's administration of justice, Aug. Conf. 6, 10.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
praetōriānus adj.
praetorium, of the bodyguard, praetorian : miles, Ta.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānus Latin praetōriānus From praetor + -iānus.
Descendants
- Catalanpretorià
- Frenchprétorien
- Italianpretoriano
- Portuguesepretoriano
- Spanishpretoriano
- Galicianpretoriano
In English words that came into English from praetōriānus
- praetorianpraetōriānus