praedico

Latin

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈprae̯.di.koː/, [ˈpräe̯d̪ɪkoː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpre.di.ko/, [ˈprɛːd̪iko]

Verb

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

to proclaim, declare publicly
Synonyms: indīcō, nū̆ncupō, prōdō, renūntiō, nūntiō, dēnūntiō, adnūntiō, ēdīcō, profiteor, referō, cōntiōnor
to announce, make known
to praise, commend, extol
Synonyms: laudō, collaudō, mīrō, amplificō, efferō, augeō, admīror, intueor
(Ecclesiastical Latin) to preach the gospel
(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		active			passive
non-finite forms		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		praedicāre	praedicāvisse	praedicātūrum esse	praedicārī	praedicātum esse	praedicātum īrī
participles		praedicāns	—	praedicātūrus	—	praedicātus	praedicandus
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

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

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /prae̯ˈdiː.koː/, [präe̯ˈd̪iːkoː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /preˈdi.ko/, [preˈd̪iːko]

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
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, praedīce¹	—	—	praedīcite	—
active	future	—	praedīcitō	praedīcitō	—	praedīcitōte	praedīcuntō
passive	present	—	praedīcere	—	—	praedīciminī	—
passive	future	—	praedīcitor	praedīcitor	—	—	praedīcuntor
non-finite forms		active			passive
non-finite forms		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		praedīcere	praedīxisse	praedictūrum esse	praedīcī	praedictum esse	praedictum īrī
participles		praedīcēns	—	praedictūrus	—	praedictus	praedīcendus, praedīcundus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		praedīcendī	praedīcendō	praedīcendum	praedīcendō	praedictum	praedictū

¹Archaic.

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”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“praedico”, 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