praecursor
See also: præcursor
Latin
Etymology
Agent noun formed from praecursum, supine of praecurrō (“run before”) + -or, masculine agential suffix.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /prae̯ˈkur.sor/, [prae̯ˈkʊr.sɔr]
Noun
praecursor m (genitive praecursōris); third declension
- forerunner, vanguard
- spy
- vocative singular of praecursor
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | praecursor | praecursōrēs |
| Genitive | praecursōris | praecursōrum |
| Dative | praecursōrī | praecursōribus |
| Accusative | praecursōrem | praecursōrēs |
| Ablative | praecursōre | praecursōribus |
| Vocative | praecursor | praecursōrēs |
Related terms
→
- praecurrō
- praecursiō
- praecursōrius
- praecursātor
Descendants
- → English: precursor
- → French: précurseur
- → Italian: precursore
References
- praecursor in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- praecursor in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- praecursor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette