praestigium
Latin
Etymology
Two suppositions:
- praestinguō (“to obscure, extinguish”).
- praestringō (“to blind; to blindfold; to dazzle or confuse someone”)
Noun
praestigium n (genitive praestigiī); second declension
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | praestigium | praestigia |
| genitive | praestigiī | praestigiōrum |
| dative | praestigiō | praestigiīs |
| accusative | praestigium | praestigia |
| ablative | praestigiō | praestigiīs |
| vocative | praestigium | praestigia |
Descendants
- French: prestige
References
- praestigium in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- praestigium in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- praestigium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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