praecanto

Latin

Etymology

From prae- (“before”) +‎ cantō (“to sing”)

Pronunciation

Verb

praecantō (present infinitive praecantāre, perfect active praecantāvī, supine praecantātum); first conjugation

  1. (pre-Classical) to foretell, prophesy
  2. (post-Augustan) to enchant, bewitch

Conjugation

   Conjugation of praecantō (first conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present praecantō praecantās praecantat praecantāmus praecantātis praecantant
imperfect praecantābam praecantābās praecantābat praecantābāmus praecantābātis praecantābant
future praecantābō praecantābis praecantābit praecantābimus praecantābitis praecantābunt
perfect praecantāvī praecantāvistī praecantāvit praecantāvimus praecantāvistis praecantāvērunt,
praecantāvēre
pluperfect praecantāveram praecantāverās praecantāverat praecantāverāmus praecantāverātis praecantāverant
future perfect praecantāverō praecantāveris praecantāverit praecantāverimus praecantāveritis praecantāverint
passive present praecantor praecantāris,
praecantāre 		praecantātur praecantāmur praecantāminī praecantantur
imperfect praecantābar praecantābāris,
praecantābāre 		praecantābātur praecantābāmur praecantābāminī praecantābantur
future praecantābor praecantāberis,
praecantābere 		praecantābitur praecantābimur praecantābiminī praecantābuntur
perfect praecantātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect praecantātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect praecantātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present praecantem praecantēs praecantet praecantēmus praecantētis praecantent
imperfect praecantārem praecantārēs praecantāret praecantārēmus praecantārētis praecantārent
perfect praecantāverim praecantāverīs praecantāverit praecantāverīmus praecantāverītis praecantāverint
pluperfect praecantāvissem praecantāvissēs praecantāvisset praecantāvissēmus praecantāvissētis praecantāvissent
passive present praecanter praecantēris,
praecantēre 		praecantētur praecantēmur praecantēminī praecantentur
imperfect praecantārer praecantārēris,
praecantārēre 		praecantārētur praecantārēmur praecantārēminī praecantārentur
perfect praecantātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect praecantātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — praecantā — — praecantāte —
future — praecantātō praecantātō — praecantātōte praecantantō
passive present — praecantāre — — praecantāminī —
future — praecantātor praecantātor — — praecantantor
non-finite forms infinitive participle
active passive active passive
present praecantāre praecantārī praecantāns —
future praecantātūrum esse praecantātum īrī praecantātūrus praecantandus
perfect praecantāvisse praecantātum esse — praecantātus
future perfect — praecantātum fore — —
perfect potential praecantātūrum fuisse — — —
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
praecantandī praecantandō praecantandum praecantandō praecantātum praecantātū

References

  • “praecanto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “praecanto”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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