praeservo

Latin

Etymology

From prae +‎ servō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /prae̯ˈser.u̯oː/, [präe̯ˈs̠ɛru̯oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /preˈser.vo/, [preˈs̬ɛrvo]

Verb

praeservō (present infinitive praeservāre, perfect active praeservāvī, supine praeservātum); first conjugation

1. to watch over beforehand

   Synonym: cū̆stōdiō

2. to protect beforehand, keep beforehand, guard beforehand, save beforehand

   Synonyms: cū̆stōdiō, servō

3. to preserve, store beforehand

   Synonyms: cōnservō, teneo, retineo, capio, contineō, contineō, comprehendo, obsideo, sustineo

Conjugation

   Conjugation of praeservō (first conjugation)

indicative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	praeservō		praeservās		praeservat		praeservāmus		praeservātis		praeservant
	imperfect	praeservābam		praeservābās		praeservābat		praeservābāmus		praeservābātis		praeservābant
	future	praeservābō		praeservābis		praeservābit		praeservābimus		praeservābitis		praeservābunt
	perfect	praeservāvī		praeservāvistī		praeservāvit		praeservāvimus		praeservāvistis		praeservāvērunt, praeservāvēre
	pluperfect	praeservāveram		praeservāverās		praeservāverat		praeservāverāmus		praeservāverātis		praeservāverant
	future perfect	praeservāverō		praeservāveris		praeservāverit		praeservāverimus		praeservāveritis		praeservāverint
passive	present	praeservor		praeservāris, praeservāre		praeservātur		praeservāmur		praeservāminī		praeservantur
	imperfect	praeservābar		praeservābāris, praeservābāre		praeservābātur		praeservābāmur		praeservābāminī		praeservābantur
	future	praeservābor		praeservāberis, praeservābere		praeservābitur		praeservābimur		praeservābiminī		praeservābuntur
	perfect	praeservātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	praeservātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	praeservātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	praeservem		praeservēs		praeservet		praeservēmus		praeservētis		praeservent
	imperfect	praeservārem		praeservārēs		praeservāret		praeservārēmus		praeservārētis		praeservārent
	perfect	praeservāverim		praeservāverīs		praeservāverit		praeservāverīmus		praeservāverītis		praeservāverint
	pluperfect	praeservāvissem		praeservāvissēs		praeservāvisset		praeservāvissēmus		praeservāvissētis		praeservāvissent
passive	present	praeserver		praeservēris, praeservēre		praeservētur		praeservēmur		praeservēminī		praeserventur
	imperfect	praeservārer		praeservārēris, praeservārēre		praeservārētur		praeservārēmur		praeservārēminī		praeservārentur
	perfect	praeservātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	praeservātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	—		praeservā		—		—		praeservāte		—
	future	—		praeservātō		praeservātō		—		praeservātōte		praeservantō
passive	present	—		praeservāre		—		—		praeservāminī		—
	future	—		praeservātor		praeservātor		—		—		praeservantor
non-finite forms		infinitive						participle
		active			passive			active			passive
present		praeservāre			praeservārī			praeservāns			—
future		praeservātūrum esse			praeservātum īrī			praeservātūrus			praeservandus
perfect		praeservāvisse			praeservātum esse			—			praeservātus
future perfect		—			praeservātum fore			—			—
perfect potential		praeservātūrum fuisse			—			—			—
verbal nouns		gerund								supine
		genitive		dative		accusative		ablative		accusative		ablative
		praeservandī		praeservandō		praeservandum		praeservandō		praeservātum		praeservātū

Related terms

• servō

Descendants

Descendants

• Catalan: preservar
• Corsican: preservà, priservà, prisirvà
• English: preserve
• French: préserver
• Friulian: preservâ
• Galician: preservar
• Italian: preservare
• Lombard: preservà
• Occitan: preservar
• Piedmontese: preservé
• Portuguese: preservar
• Romanian: prezerva
• Sicilian: prisirvari
• Spanish: preservar

References

• “praeservo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• praeservo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.