noun · femininefirst declension
precāria
precāria f (genitive precāriae)
Meaning
- EarlyMedieval Latinpetition
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | precāria | precāriae |
| genitive | precāriae | precāriārum |
| dative | precāriae | precāriīs |
| accusative | precāriam | precāriās |
| ablative | precāriā | precāriīs |
| vocative | precāria | precāriae |
Origins
Ellipsis of charta precāria (“document of petition”, for the latter word see etymology 2), from precarius, from prex. Attested in the Formulary of Marculf.
Unsorted borrowings
- Italianprecaria
- Catalanpregàriafrom Old Catalan pregaria
- Portuguesepregaria
- Occitanpregàriafrom Old Occitan pregaria
- Spanishplegariafrom Old Spanish pregaria
Inherited forms
- Occitanpreguièra
- Italianpreghierafrom Occitan preguièra
- Occitanpregièra
- Franco-Provençalpreyére
- Old Frenchpreiere
- Old Frenchpriere
- Old Frenchproiere
- Old Frenchpreere
- Old Frenchpraiere
In English words that came into English from precāria
- prayerprecāria