Adjective: praeceps
Hyphenation:
Declension: Third
Nominative
| Singular masc. | praeceps |
| Singular fem. | praeceps |
| Singular neut. | praeceps |
| Plural masc. | praecipitēs |
| Plural fem. | praecipitēs |
| Plural neut. | praecipitia |
Genitive
| Singular masc. | praecipitis |
| Singular fem. | praecipitis |
| Singular neut. | praecipitis |
| Plural masc. | praecipitium |
| Plural fem. | praecipitium |
| Plural neut. | praecipitium |
Dative
| Singular masc. | praecipitī |
| Singular fem. | praecipitī |
| Singular neut. | praecipitī |
| Plural masc. | praecipitibus |
| Plural fem. | praecipitibus |
| Plural neut. | praecipitibus |
Accusative
| Singular masc. | praecipitem |
| Singular fem. | praecipitem |
| Singular neut. | praeceps |
| Plural masc. | praecipitīs; praecipitēs |
| Plural fem. | praecipitīs; praecipitēs |
| Plural neut. | praecipitia |
Ablative
| Singular masc. | praecipitī; praecipite |
| Singular fem. | praecipitī; praecipite |
| Singular neut. | praecipitī; praecipite |
| Plural masc. | praecipitibus |
| Plural fem. | praecipitibus |
| Plural neut. | praecipitibus |
Vocative
| Singular masc. | praeceps |
| Singular fem. | praeceps |
| Singular neut. | praeceps |
| Plural masc. | praecipitēs |
| Plural fem. | praecipitēs |
| Plural neut. | praecipitia |
Comparison
Sample Sentences
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DĀVUS: Sed eccum ipsum videō: occīdī! / Utinam mihi esset aliquid hīc quō nunc mē praecipitem darem! (DAVUS: But look, [it’s he] himself, I see: I’m ruined! If only there was someplace here from which I could now throw myself headfirst!
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(Here used adverbially or as a predicate adjective.)) [166 BCE, Publius Terentius Afer, Andria 605–606]
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Ruunt caeci per vias, per invia; nulla praecipitia saxa, nullae rupes obstant (They rush blindly by roads, or without roads; no steep stones, no cliffs hinder them) [27 BCE – 25 BCE, Titus Livius, Ab urbe condita 38.23.1]
Adjectives inflected like praeceps
laticeps,
rotundiceps,
globiceps,
nūdiceps,
praeceps,
plāniceps,
quadriceps,
centiceps,
albiceps,
lēniceps,
pallidiceps,
ātriceps,
flāviceps,
grandiceps,
triceps,
crassiceps,
nigriceps,
breviceps,
longiceps,
anceps, etc. (List truncated at 20 adjectives)
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. Latin prae
3. substratebor.?
4. Proto-Indo-European *kap-?
5. Proto-Indo-European *kap-
6. Proto-Indo-European *káput
7. Proto-Italic *kaput
8. Proto-Italic *-is
9. Proto-Italic *-kaputis
10. Old Latin -cipesder.
11. Latin -ceps
12. Latin praeceps
13. From prae (“before”) + -ceps (“headed”).
Translations