praenomen

See also: prænomen

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin praenomen, from prae- + nomen.

Noun

praenomen (plural praenomens or praenomina)

  1. (historical) An ancient Roman first name.
  2. (historical) The throne name of a pharaoh, the fourth of the five names of the royal titulary, traditionally encircled by a cartouche and preceded by the title nswt-bjtj.
  3. (zoology) The genus name put before the species name.

Translations

Latin

Etymology

prae- (“before”) +‎ nōmen (“name”)

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /prae̯ˈnoː.men/, [prae̯ˈnoː.mɛn]

Noun

praenōmen n (genitive praenōminis); third declension

  1. An ancient Roman first name.

Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative praenōmen praenōmina
Genitive praenōminis praenōminum
Dative praenōminī praenōminibus
Accusative praenōmen praenōmina
Ablative praenōmine praenōminibus
Vocative praenōmen praenōmina

References
  • praenomen in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • praenomen in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • praenomen in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • praenomen in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • praenomen in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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