prelum
Latin
Alternative forms
- praelum
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *preslom, from Proto-Indo-European *pres- (“to press”). Cognate with Latin premō (“to press”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈpreː.ɫũː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈprɛː.lum]
Noun
prēlum n (genitive prēlī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | prēlum | prēla |
| genitive | prēlī | prēlōrum |
| dative | prēlō | prēlīs |
| accusative | prēlum | prēla |
| ablative | prēlō | prēlīs |
| vocative | prēlum | prēla |
References
- “prelum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- prelum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.