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

  1. preference
  2. prefixing
  3. (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

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
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