adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
praevalidus
praevalidus (feminine praevalida, neuter praevalidum)
Classical[prae̯ˈwa.lɪ.dʊs]Ecclesiastical[preˈvaː.li.dus]
Meaning
- adjectivevery strong or powerful
- adjectiveprevalent, prevailing
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | praevalidus | praevalida | praevalidum |
| genitive | praevalidī | praevalidae | praevalidī |
| dative | praevalidō | praevalidae | praevalidō |
| accusative | praevalidum | praevalidam | praevalidum |
| ablative | praevalidō | praevalidā | praevalidō |
| vocative | praevalide | praevalida | praevalidum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | praevalidī | praevalidae | praevalida |
| genitive | praevalidōrum | praevalidārum | praevalidōrum |
| dative | praevalidīs | praevalidīs | praevalidīs |
| accusative | praevalidōs | praevalidās | praevalida |
| ablative | praevalidīs | praevalidīs | praevalidīs |
| vocative | praevalidī | praevalidae | praevalida |
praevălĭdus, a, um, adj. praevaleo,
I. very strong (not in Cic. or Cæs.).
I. Lit.
II. Trop., very strong, very powerful, prevailing, prevalent.
A. Of persons, Tac. A. 3, 35.—
B. Of things:
urbes, Liv. 27, 39: neu (terra) se praevalidam primis ostendat aristis, too strong, bearing too abundantly, Verg. G. 2, 252: nomina equitum, great, imposing, Tac. A. 12, 60 fin.: praevalida et adulta vitia, prevalent, id. ib. 3, 53.—Hence, adv.: praevă-lĭdē, very strongly (post-Aug.), Plin. 17, 14, 24, § 108.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
prae-validus adj.,
very strong, of superior strength: iuvenis, L.: manus, O.: cohortes, Ta.: Neu (terra) se praevalidam primis ostendat aristis, too strong, V.: nomina equitum, imposing, Ta.