LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

praetumidus

praetumidus (feminine praetumida, neuter praetumidum)
Classical[prae̯ˈtʊ.mɪ.dʊs]Ecclesiastical[preˈtuː.mi.dus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivevery or excessively swollen
  2. adjectivefigurativelypuffed up, presumptuous

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepraetumiduspraetumidapraetumidum
genitivepraetumidīpraetumidaepraetumidī
dativepraetumidōpraetumidaepraetumidō
accusativepraetumidumpraetumidampraetumidum
ablativepraetumidōpraetumidāpraetumidō
vocativepraetumidepraetumidapraetumidum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepraetumidīpraetumidaepraetumida
genitivepraetumidōrumpraetumidārumpraetumidōrum
dativepraetumidīspraetumidīspraetumidīs
accusativepraetumidōspraetumidāspraetumida
ablativepraetumidīspraetumidīspraetumidīs
vocativepraetumidīpraetumidaepraetumida

prae-tŭmĭdus, a, um, adj.,
I. much swollen, puffed up (poet.): furor, Claud. in Ruf. 1, 225: praetumidi supplex Orientis, id. II. Cons. Stil. 81: mens, Juvenc. 584.

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. Latinpraetumidus

Latin tumidus Latin praetumidus From prae- (“pre-: before, before all others”) + tumidus (“swollen”).

Quick answers

What does praetumidus mean in Latin?
praetumidus, a adjective, means “very or excessively swollen; puffed up, presumptuous”.
How do you pronounce praetumidus?
In classical Latin, [prae̯ˈtʊ.mɪ.dʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [preˈtuː.mi.dus].
Where does praetumidus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *per- → Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- → Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? → Proto-Italic *prai → Proto-Italic *prai- → Latin praetumidus.