Oxford Latin Dictionary
Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, 1459.prior on page 1459
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prior former
prior is a Latin Adjective that primarily means former.
Definitions for prior
Wheelock's Latin
Adjective
- 1
comp. adj., former, prior
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Adjective
- 1
In a more foreward position (than somebody or something else), in front, ahead; in ~orem partem, in ~ora, in a forward direction. (b) (of contestants in a race, etc.) in a better position, in front; (of position) front, leading. (c) (of parts of the body) situated towards the front, fore-. (d) the foremost or front part of.
- 2
Immediately preceding the present or other implied instance; the previous, last.
- 3
That existed, occurred, etc., at some earlier period, previous, former, earlier. (b) (masc. pl. as sb.) people of earlier times, one's predecessors or ancestors. (c) neut. pl. as sb.) earlier events or actions.
- 4
(of times, occasions, etc.) Preceding another, the earlier of two. (b) (w. advl. force) in anticipation or advance of someone else, earlier, first. (c) (of persons) earlier than another in respect of some action, etc.
- 5
(w. ref. to pairs of things, opp. posterior, etc.) The former, the earlier, the first-mentioned. (b) (of kings, etc.) the elder, the first.
Sentences with prior
Latin to English
Nōs nōn meliōrēs sumus quam plūrimī virī priōrum aetātum.Compare We are not better than very many men of former ages.
Par navis numerus Cn. Octavius, praetor prior annus, decerno.Compare They decreed an equal number of ships to Cneius Octavius, the praetor of the preceding year.
Hostis primus impetus non fero; tantum seu memoria prior clades, seu praesens terror valeo.Compare The enemy did not sustain the first charge; so powerful was either their memory of former defeats, or their present fear.
Declension table for prior
Cactus2000
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nom. | prior | priōrēs |
| Gen. | priōris | priōrum |
| Dat. | priōrī | priōribus |
| Acc. | priōrem | priōrēs |
| Abl. | priōre | priōribus |
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 180.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 1459.
- Word frequencies
- Christopher Francese, "Latin Core Vocabulary," Dickinson College Commentaries, last modified 2014, http://dcc.dickinson.edu.
- Paul B. Diederich, The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings, PhD diss., (Columbia University, 1939).
- Louis Delatte, Suzanne Govaerts, Joseph Denooz, and Etienne Evrard, Dictionnaire fréquentiel et index inverse de la langue latine [Frequency Dictionary and Inverse Index of the Latin Language] (Liège, Belgium: Laboratoire d'analyse statistique des langues anciennes de l'Université de Liège [L.A.S.L.A.], 1981): 122.
Bibliography
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Crystal, David. A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. 6th ed. Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishing, 2008.
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Diederich, Paul B. The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings. PhD diss., Columbia University, 1939.
Francese, Christopher. "Latin Core Vocabulary." Dickinson College Commentaries. Last modified 2014. http://dcc.dickinson.edu/latin-vocabulary-list.
Gildersleeve, Basil L., and Gonzales Lodge. Gildersleeve's Latin Grammar: Third Edition, Revised, and Enlarged. 3rd ed. London, England: Macmillan and Co., 1903.
Glare, Peter G.W. Oxford Latin Dictionary. Vols. 1-8. Oxford, England: Clarendon Press, 1982.
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Wiktionary Contributors. "Victionarium." Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. Updated March 18, 2019. https://la.wiktionary.org/wiki/Victionarium:Pagina_prima.
Citation
Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "prior, prius (adj.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed November 22, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/prior-prius.
Entry created on . Last updated on .
Wheelock's Latin
Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 180.on page 180
