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		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		praeservāre	praeservāvisse	praeservātūrum esse	praeservārī	praeservātum esse	praeservātum īrī
participles		praeservāns	—	praeservātūrus	—	praeservātus	praeservandus
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.