praepositio
Latin
Alternative forms
- prepositio (in medieval manuscripts)
- preposicio (medieval)
Etymology
From praepositus. In the grammatical sense, it is a semantic loan from Ancient Greek πρόθεσις (próthesis).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /prae̯.poˈsi.ti.oː/, [prae̯.pɔˈsɪ.ti.oː]
Noun
praepositiō f (genitive praepositiōnis); third declension
- preference
- prefixing
- (grammar) preposition
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | praepositiō | praepositiōnēs |
| Genitive | praepositiōnis | praepositiōnum |
| Dative | praepositiōnī | praepositiōnibus |
| Accusative | praepositiōnem | praepositiōnēs |
| Ablative | praepositiōne | praepositiōnibus |
| Vocative | praepositiō | praepositiōnēs |
Descendants
- English: preposition
- French: préposition
- Galician: preposición
- German: Präposition
- Italian: preposizione
- Portuguese: preposição
- Spanish: preposición
References
- praepositio in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- praepositio in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- praepositio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette