LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

praevius

praevius (feminine praevia, neuter praevium)
Classical[ˈprae̯.wi.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈprɛː.vi.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectivegoing before, leading the way, precedes

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Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepraeviuspraeviapraevium
genitivepraeviīpraeviaepraeviī
dativepraeviōpraeviaepraeviō
accusativepraeviumpraeviampraevium
ablativepraeviōpraeviāpraeviō
vocativepraeviepraeviapraevium
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepraeviīpraeviaepraevia
genitivepraeviōrumpraeviārumpraeviōrum
dativepraeviīspraeviīspraeviīs
accusativepraeviōspraeviāspraevia
ablativepraeviīspraeviīspraeviīs
vocativepraeviīpraeviaepraevia

praevĭus, a, um, adj. prae-via,
I. going before, leading the way (poet.): praevius Aurorae, Solis Noctisque satelles, Cic. Arat. ap. Non. 65, 9: nunc praevius anteit, Ov. M. 11, 65: praevia luci Pallantias, id. ib. 15, 190; Stat. Th. 4, 485: cui (luci) praevius est sol, Aus. Idyll. Monosyllab. 12; Lact. 4, 24, 8; Amm. 14, 11, 18.

Origins

From prae + via (“road; way”).

Descendants
  • Catalanprevi
  • Englishprevious
  • Italianprevio
  • Portugueseprévio
  • Spanishprevio
  • Galicianprevio

In English words that came into English from praevius

  • previouspraevius

Quick answers

What does praevius mean in Latin?
praevius, a adjective, means “going before, leading the way, precedes”.
How do you pronounce praevius?
In classical Latin, [ˈprae̯.wi.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈprɛː.vi.us].