praemium

See also: præmium

Latin

Etymology

From prae- (“before”) + emō (“acquire, obtain”).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈprae̯.mi.um/, [ˈprae̯.mi.ũ]

Noun

praemium n (genitive praemiī); second declension

  1. prize, reward
    • Spinoza, Ethica Liber V
      Beatitudo non est virtutis praemium, sed ipsa virtus.
      Happiness is not a reward of virtue, but is a virtue itself.
  2. bribe, bribery

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative praemium praemia
genitive praemiī praemiōrum
dative praemiō praemiīs
accusative praemium praemia
ablative praemiō praemiīs
vocative praemium praemia

Descendants

References

  • praemium in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • praemium in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • praemium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to remunerate (handsomely): praemiis (amplissimis, maximis) aliquem afficere
    • to reward a man according to his deserts: meritum praemium alicui persolvere
    • (to encourage) by offering a reward: praemium exponere or proponere
    • to offer a prize (for the winner): praemium ponere
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