pristinus

Latin

Etymology

For *priustinus, from prius +‎ -tinus. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *per.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpriːs.ti.nus/, [ˈpriːs.tɪ.nʊs]

Adjective

prīstinus (feminine prīstina, neuter prīstinum); first/second declension

  1. former, early, original, primitive
  2. pristine
  3. previous
  4. traditional
  5. that has already existed for some time (i.e. not new), old.

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative prīstinus prīstina prīstinum prīstinī prīstinae prīstina
Genitive prīstinī prīstinae prīstinī prīstinōrum prīstinārum prīstinōrum
Dative prīstinō prīstinae prīstinō prīstinīs prīstinīs prīstinīs
Accusative prīstinum prīstinam prīstinum prīstinōs prīstinās prīstina
Ablative prīstinō prīstinā prīstinō prīstinīs prīstinīs prīstinīs
Vocative prīstine prīstina prīstinum prīstinī prīstinae prīstina

Descendants

See also

References
  • pristinus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • pristinus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • pristinus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to restore a man to his former position: aliquem in antiquum statum, in pristinum restituere
    • to live as scrupulously moral a life as ever: virtutem pristinam retinere
    • to live as scrupulously moral a life as ever: nihil ex pristina virtute remittere
    • to give up old customs: a pristina consuetudine deflectere
    • to return to ancient usage: in pristinam consuetudinem revocare aliquid
    • to restore the ancient constitution: rem publicam in pristinum statum restituere
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