praesaepe
Latin
Alternative forms
- praesēpe
- praesaepēs / praesēpēs
- praesaepis / praesēpis
- praesaepia / praesēpia
- praesaepium / praesēpium
Etymology
From praesaepiō (“barricade, fence in”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /prae̯ˈsae̯.pe/, [prae̯ˈsae̯.pɛ]
Noun
praesaepe n (genitive praesaepis); third declension
- enclosure, pen, fold
- (by extension) hut, dwelling
- a crib
- (astronomy) space between the two stars called Aselli in the constellation of Cancer.
Inflection
Third declension neuter.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | praesaepe | praesaepa |
| genitive | praesaepis | praesaepum |
| dative | praesaepī | praesaepibus |
| accusative | praesaepe | praesaepa |
| ablative | praesaepe | praesaepibus |
| vocative | praesaepe | praesaepa |
Synonyms
- (all senses): praesaepēs, praesaepia
Descendants
References
- praesaepe in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- praesaepe in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- praesaepe in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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