LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension one-termination adjective

praetrepidāns

praetrepidāns (genitive praetrepidantis)
Classical[prae̯ˈtrɛ.pɪ.dãːs]Ecclesiastical[preˈtrɛː.pi.dans]

Meaning

  1. one terminationtrembling greatly
  2. one terminationvery hasty or impatient

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepraetrepidānspraetrepidānspraetrepidāns
genitivepraetrepidantispraetrepidantispraetrepidantis
dativepraetrepidantīpraetrepidantīpraetrepidantī
accusativepraetrepidantempraetrepidantempraetrepidāns
ablativepraetrepidantī
praetrepidante		praetrepidantī
praetrepidante		praetrepidantī
praetrepidante
vocativepraetrepidānspraetrepidānspraetrepidāns
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepraetrepidantēspraetrepidantēspraetrepidantia
genitivepraetrepidantiumpraetrepidantiumpraetrepidantium
dativepraetrepidantibuspraetrepidantibuspraetrepidantibus
accusativepraetrepidantīs
praetrepidantēs		praetrepidantīs
praetrepidantēs		praetrepidantia
ablativepraetrepidantibuspraetrepidantibuspraetrepidantibus
vocativepraetrepidantēspraetrepidantēspraetrepidantia

prae-trĕpĭdans, antis, Part. [trepido],
I. trembling greatly, very hasty or impatient (poet.): mens praetrepidans avet vagari, Cat. 46, 7.

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. Latinpraetrepidāns

Latin trepidāns Latin praetrepidāns From prae- + trepidāns.

Quick answers

What does praetrepidāns mean in Latin?
praetrepidāns, a adjective, means “trembling greatly; very hasty or impatient”.
How do you pronounce praetrepidāns?
In classical Latin, [prae̯ˈtrɛ.pɪ.dãːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [preˈtrɛː.pi.dans].
Where does praetrepidāns come from?
Proto-Indo-European *per- → Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- → Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? → Proto-Italic *prai → Proto-Italic *prai- → Latin praetrepidāns.