praecursor

See also: præcursor

Latin

Etymology

praecurrō (“to run before”) +‎ -tor.

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [prae̯ˈkʊr.sɔr]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [preˈkur.sor]

Noun

praecursor m (genitive praecursōris); third declension

forerunner, vanguard
spy

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	praecursor	praecursōrēs
genitive	praecursōris	praecursōrum
dative	praecursōrī	praecursōribus
accusative	praecursōrem	praecursōrēs
ablative	praecursōre	praecursōribus
vocative	praecursor	praecursōrēs

Related terms

praecurrō
praecursātor
praecursiō
praecursōrius

Descendants

→ Catalan: precursor
→ English: precursor
→ French: précurseur
→ Galician: precursor
→ Italian: precursore
→ Portuguese: precursor
→ Spanish: precursor

References

“praecursor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“praecursor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
praecursor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.