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

  1. forerunner, vanguard
  2. spy
  3. 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
→
  • praecursōrius
  • praecursātor

Descendants

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
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