praedico

Latin

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *per-

Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-

Proto-Indo-European *-i

Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i?

Proto-Italic *prai

Proto-Italic *prai-

Latin prae-

Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ-

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *déyḱs

Proto-Italic *-diks

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.

Proto-Italic *-ājō

Proto-Italic *-āō

Latin -ō

Latin -dicōbf.

Latin dicō

Latin praedicō

From prae- (“before, in front”) + dicō (“dedicate, assign to”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈprae̯.dɪ.koː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈprɛː.di.ko]

Verb

praedicō (present infinitive praedicāre, perfect active praedicāvī, supine praedicātum); first conjugation

to proclaim, declare publicly
Synonyms: indīcō, nuncupō, prōdō, renūntiō, nūntiō, dēnūntiō, adnūntiō, ēdīcō, profiteor, referō, cōntiōnor
- 63 BCE, Cicero, In Catilinam orationes 1.23:
  Quam ob rem, ut saepe iam dīxī, proficīscere, ac sī mihi inimīcō — ut praedicās — tuō cōnflāre vīs invidiam, rēcta perge in exsilium; […] .
  Therefore on account of [these] thing[s], such as I have now often related, depart, and if for me the enemy — as you proclaim — you wish to stir up hatred, proceed straight into exile; […] .
to announce, make known
to praise, commend, extol
Synonyms: laudō, collaudō, mīrō, amplificō, efferō, augeō, admīror, intueor
(Ecclesiastical Latin) to preach (the gospel, a sermon, etc.)
(philosophy) to predicate
Et ideo in rebus, ex materia et forma compositis, essentia non est omnino idem quod subiectum; unde non prædicatur de subiecto: non enim dicitur quod Socrates sit una humanitas. -Sanctus Thomas Aquinas, Quæstiones de Potentia Dei, Q9, A1 | And therefore in things, from matter and form composite, essence is not altogether the same as the subject; whence it can not be predicated concerning the subject: for it is not said that Socrates might be the one human-nature.

Conjugation

Conjugation of praedicō (first conjugation)

indicative		singular				plural
indicative		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	praedicō	praedicās		praedicat	praedicāmus	praedicātis		praedicant
	imperfect	praedicābam	praedicābās		praedicābat	praedicābāmus	praedicābātis		praedicābant
	future	praedicābō	praedicābis		praedicābit	praedicābimus	praedicābitis		praedicābunt
	perfect	praedicāvī	praedicāvistī		praedicāvit	praedicāvimus	praedicāvistis		praedicāvērunt, praedicāvēre
	pluperfect	praedicāveram	praedicāverās		praedicāverat	praedicāverāmus	praedicāverātis		praedicāverant
	future perfect	praedicāverō	praedicāveris		praedicāverit	praedicāverimus	praedicāveritis		praedicāverint
passive	present	praedicor	praedicāris, praedicāre		praedicātur	praedicāmur	praedicāminī		praedicantur
	imperfect	praedicābar	praedicābāris, praedicābāre		praedicābātur	praedicābāmur	praedicābāminī		praedicābantur
	future	praedicābor	praedicāberis, praedicābere		praedicābitur	praedicābimur	praedicābiminī		praedicābuntur
	perfect	praedicātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	praedicātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	praedicātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular				plural
subjunctive		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	praedicem	praedicēs		praedicet	praedicēmus	praedicētis		praedicent
	imperfect	praedicārem	praedicārēs		praedicāret	praedicārēmus	praedicārētis		praedicārent
	perfect	praedicāverim	praedicāverīs		praedicāverit	praedicāverīmus	praedicāverītis		praedicāverint
	pluperfect	praedicāvissem	praedicāvissēs		praedicāvisset	praedicāvissēmus	praedicāvissētis		praedicāvissent
passive	present	praedicer	praedicēris, praedicēre		praedicētur	praedicēmur	praedicēminī		praedicentur
	imperfect	praedicārer	praedicārēris, praedicārēre		praedicārētur	praedicārēmur	praedicārēminī		praedicārentur
	perfect	praedicātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	praedicātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular				plural
imperative		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	—	praedicā		—	—	praedicāte		—
active	future	—	praedicātō		praedicātō	—	praedicātōte		praedicantō
passive	present	—	praedicāre		—	—	praedicāminī		—
passive	future	—	praedicātor		praedicātor	—	—		praedicantor
non-finite forms		infinitive				participle
non-finite forms		active		passive		active		passive
present		praedicāre		praedicārī		praedicāns		—
future		praedicātūrum esse		praedicātum īrī		praedicātūrus		praedicandus
perfect		praedicāvisse		praedicātum esse		—		praedicātus
future perfect		—		praedicātum fore		—		—
perfect potential		praedicātūrum fuisse		—		—		—
verbal nouns		gerund					supine
		genitive	dative		accusative	ablative	accusative		ablative
		praedicandī	praedicandō		praedicandum	praedicandō	praedicātum		praedicātū

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

Franco-Provençal: prègiér
Istriot: pridigà
→ Italian: predicare
→ Occitan: predicar, presicar
Old French: prëechier
- French: prêcher
- Norman: prêchi
- → Middle English: prechen
  - English: preach
    - → Kashubian: préczowac (United States)
    - → Manx: preaçh
Old Galician-Portuguese: preegar
- Galician: pregar
- Portuguese: pregar
Old Spanish: preigar
Piedmontese: predì
Sicilian: pridicari
→ Catalan: predicar
→ Portuguese: predicar
→ Romanian: predica
→ English: predicate (learned)
→ Esperanto: prediki
→ Hungarian: prédikál
→ Ido: predikar
→ Old Irish: pridchaid
→ Proto-West Germanic: *predigōn (see there for further descendants)
→ Spanish: predicar

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *per-

Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-

Proto-Indo-European *-i

Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i?

Proto-Italic *prai

Proto-Italic *prai-

Latin prae-

Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ-

Proto-Indo-European *-eti

Proto-Indo-European *déyḱeti

Proto-Italic *deikō

Latin dīcō

Latin praedīcō

From prae- (“before, in front”) + dīcō (“say, tell”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [prae̯ˈdiː.koː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [preˈdiː.ko]

Verb

praedīcō (present infinitive praedīcere, perfect active praedīxī, supine praedictum); third conjugation, irregular short imperative

to foretell, predict
Synonyms: vāticinor, praesāgiō, canō, praemoneō, portendō, moneō
- 63 BCE, Cicero, In Catilinam orationes 1.10:
  […] exclūsī eōs, quōs tū ad mē salūtātum māne mīserās, cum illī ipsī vēnissent, quōs ego iam multīs ac summīs virīs ad mē id temporis ventūrōs esse praedīxeram.
  […] I shut out those [assassins] whom you had sent to greet me in the morning, when those very [thugs] had arrived, whom I had already foretold to many eminent men would be coming to me at that time.
to notify, give warning of, admonish, charge with what should be done
Synonyms: moneō, admoneō, praecipiō, condicō
to advise
Synonyms: suādeō, commendō, cēnseō, conciliō, moneō, admoneō, dēlīberō
to announce at an auction

Conjugation

Conjugation of praedīcō (third conjugation, irregular short imperative)

indicative		singular				plural
indicative		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	praedīcō	praedīcis		praedīcit	praedīcimus	praedīcitis		praedīcunt
	imperfect	praedīcēbam	praedīcēbās		praedīcēbat	praedīcēbāmus	praedīcēbātis		praedīcēbant
	future	praedīcam	praedīcēs		praedīcet	praedīcēmus	praedīcētis		praedīcent
	perfect	praedīxī	praedīxistī		praedīxit	praedīximus	praedīxistis		praedīxērunt, praedīxēre
	pluperfect	praedīxeram	praedīxerās		praedīxerat	praedīxerāmus	praedīxerātis		praedīxerant
	future perfect	praedīxerō	praedīxeris		praedīxerit	praedīxerimus	praedīxeritis		praedīxerint
passive	present	praedīcor	praedīceris, praedīcere		praedīcitur	praedīcimur	praedīciminī		praedīcuntur
	imperfect	praedīcēbar	praedīcēbāris, praedīcēbāre		praedīcēbātur	praedīcēbāmur	praedīcēbāminī		praedīcēbantur
	future	praedīcar	praedīcēris, praedīcēre		praedīcētur	praedīcēmur	praedīcēminī		praedīcentur
	perfect	praedictus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	praedictus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	praedictus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular				plural
subjunctive		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	praedīcam	praedīcās		praedīcat	praedīcāmus	praedīcātis		praedīcant
	imperfect	praedīcerem	praedīcerēs		praedīceret	praedīcerēmus	praedīcerētis		praedīcerent
	perfect	praedīxerim	praedīxerīs		praedīxerit	praedīxerīmus	praedīxerītis		praedīxerint
	pluperfect	praedīxissem	praedīxissēs		praedīxisset	praedīxissēmus	praedīxissētis		praedīxissent
passive	present	praedīcar	praedīcāris, praedīcāre		praedīcātur	praedīcāmur	praedīcāminī		praedīcantur
	imperfect	praedīcerer	praedīcerēris, praedīcerēre		praedīcerētur	praedīcerēmur	praedīcerēminī		praedīcerentur
	perfect	praedictus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	praedictus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular				plural
imperative		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	—	praedīc, praedīce		—	—	praedīcite		—
active	future	—	praedīcitō		praedīcitō	—	praedīcitōte		praedīcuntō
passive	present	—	praedīcere		—	—	praedīciminī		—
passive	future	—	praedīcitor		praedīcitor	—	—		praedīcuntor
non-finite forms		infinitive				participle
non-finite forms		active		passive		active		passive
present		praedīcere		praedīcī		praedīcēns		—
future		praedictūrum esse		praedictum īrī		praedictūrus		praedīcendus, praedīcundus
perfect		praedīxisse		praedictum esse		—		praedictus
future perfect		—		praedictum fore		—		—
perfect potential		praedictūrum fuisse		—		—		—
verbal nouns		gerund					supine
		genitive	dative		accusative	ablative	accusative		ablative
		praedīcendī	praedīcendō		praedīcendum	praedīcendō	praedictum		praedictū

Derived terms

Descendants

Italian: predire
Old Occitan:
- Catalan: predir
Old Galician-Portuguese:
- Galician: predicir
- Portuguese: predizer
Old Spanish:
- Spanish: predecir
Romanian: prezice
→ English: predict
→ Middle French: predire
- French: prédire

References

“praedico, -āre”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“praedico, -āre”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
“praedico, -ere”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“praedico, -ere”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
“praedico”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
- to spread a person's praises: alicuius laudes praedicare
- to consider happy: aliquem beatum praedicare
- without wishing to boast, yet..: quod vere praedicare possum