praefectus

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Latin

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Etymology

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Perfect passive participle of praeficiō.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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praefectus m (genitive praefectī, feminine praefectissa); second declension

  1. officer, prefect, superintendent, official, commander, captain
    praefectus praetoriicommander of the praetorian guard; praetorian prefect
    praefectus Aegyptithe governor of Egypt
    praefectus castrorumthe camp prefect, commander of the camp

Declension

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Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative praefectus praefectī
Genitive praefectī praefectōrum
Dative praefectō praefectīs
Accusative praefectum praefectōs
Ablative praefectō praefectīs
Vocative praefecte praefectī

Adjective

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praefectus (feminine praefecta, neuter praefectum); first/second-declension participle

  1. put in charge

Declension

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First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative praefectus praefecta praefectum praefectī praefectae praefecta
Genitive praefectī praefectae praefectī praefectōrum praefectārum praefectōrum
Dative praefectō praefectō praefectīs
Accusative praefectum praefectam praefectum praefectōs praefectās praefecta
Ablative praefectō praefectā praefectō praefectīs
Vocative praefecte praefecta praefectum praefectī praefectae praefecta

Verb

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praefectus

  1. perfect passive participle of praeficiō

Descendants

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  • French: préfet
  • German: Präfekt
  • Old French: prefect
  • Portuguese: prefeito
  • Romanian: prefect
  • Spanish: prefecto

References

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  • praefectus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • praefectus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • praefectus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • praefectus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • praefectus in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
  • praefectus”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin