LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

prooemizō

prooemizō (present infinitive prooemizāre, perfect active prooemizāvī, supine prooemizātum)
Ecclesiastical[pro.eˈmid.d͡zo]

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latinrareto preface
    In primis duos capitulis præsentis chomedie autor prohemizat et ostendit dispositionem tan sui status quam ætatisIn the first two chapters of this comedy, the author makes a preface, explaining both his condition and age.early-to-mid 13ᵗʰ century, Jacopo della Lana, Commento; republished as Luciano Scarabelli, editor, Comedia di Dante degli Allagherii col commento di Jacopo della Lana, bolognese^(https://it.wikisource.org/wiki/Commedia_(Lana)), Bologna: Tipografia Regia, 1866, page 58:
    In hoc Capitulo auctor […] prooemizat ad totum librum iſtum.In this chapter the author […] prefaces the whole book.1778, “Plut. XL. Cod. XXXVIII. XXXIX.”, in Catalogus codicorum italicorum bibiliothecae Mediceae, Laurentianae, Gaddianae, et Sanctae Crucis, volume 5, Florence, Aliud exemplar[e], page 28:

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.prooemizōprooemizābamprooemizābōprooemizāvīprooemizāveram
prooemizāram
prooemizāverō
prooemizārō
2nd sg.prooemizāsprooemizābāsprooemizābisprooemizāvistī
prooemizāstī
prooemizāverās
prooemizārās
prooemizāveris
prooemizāris
3rd sg.prooemizatprooemizābatprooemizābitprooemizāvit
prooemizāt
prooemizāverat
prooemizārat
prooemizāverit
prooemizārit
1st pl.prooemizāmusprooemizābāmusprooemizābimusprooemizāvimus
prooemizāmus
prooemizāverāmus
prooemizārāmus
prooemizāverimus
prooemizārimus
2nd pl.prooemizātisprooemizābātisprooemizābitisprooemizāvistis
prooemizāstis
prooemizāverātis
prooemizārātis
prooemizāveritis
prooemizāritis
3rd pl.prooemizantprooemizābantprooemizābuntprooemizāvērunt
prooemizārunt, prooemizāvēre
prooemizāverant
prooemizārant
prooemizāverint
prooemizārint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.prooemizemprooemizāremprooemizāverim
prooemizārim
prooemizāvissem
prooemizāssem
2nd sg.prooemizēsprooemizārēsprooemizāverīs
prooemizārīs
prooemizāvissēs
prooemizāssēs
3rd sg.prooemizetprooemizāretprooemizāverit
prooemizārit
prooemizāvisset
prooemizāsset
1st pl.prooemizēmusprooemizārēmusprooemizāverīmus
prooemizārīmus
prooemizāvissēmus
prooemizāssēmus
2nd pl.prooemizētisprooemizārētisprooemizāverītis
prooemizārītis
prooemizāvissētis
prooemizāssētis
3rd pl.prooemizentprooemizārentprooemizāverint
prooemizārint
prooemizāvissent
prooemizāssent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.prooemizorprooemizābarprooemizābor
2nd sg.prooemizāris
prooemizāre
prooemizābāris
prooemizābāre
prooemizāberis
prooemizābere
3rd sg.prooemizāturprooemizābāturprooemizābitur
1st pl.prooemizāmurprooemizābāmurprooemizābimur
2nd pl.prooemizāminīprooemizābāminīprooemizābiminī
3rd pl.prooemizanturprooemizābanturprooemizābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.prooemizerprooemizārer
2nd sg.prooemizēris
prooemizēre
prooemizārēris
prooemizārēre
3rd sg.prooemizēturprooemizārētur
1st pl.prooemizēmurprooemizārēmur
2nd pl.prooemizēminīprooemizārēminī
3rd pl.prooemizenturprooemizārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.prooemizāprooemizāre
pres. 2nd pl.prooemizāteprooemizāminī
fut. 2nd sg.prooemizātōprooemizātor
fut. 3rd sg.prooemizātōprooemizātor
fut. 2nd pl.prooemizātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.prooemizantōprooemizantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveprooemizāreprooemizārī
prooemizārier
perfect infinitiveprooemizāvisse
prooemizāsse
prooemizātum esse
future infinitiveprooemizātūrum esseprooemizātum īrī
present participleprooemizāns—
perfect participle—prooemizātus
future participleprooemizātūrusprooemizandus
gerundprooemizandī, prooemizandō, prooemizandumsupineprooemizātum, prooemizātū

Origins

Derived from prooemium (“preface”) + -izō (“-ize”, similative verbal suffix), perhaps through a Romance form.

Quick answers

What does prooemizō mean in Latin?
prooemizō, a verb, means “to preface”.
What are the principal parts of prooemizō?
prooemizō, prooemizāre, prooemizāvī, prooemizātum (first conjugation).