praemonitor

Latin

Etymology

From praemoneō (“I forewarn”) +‎ -tor (“-er”, agent noun suffix).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /prae̯ˈmo.ni.tor/, [präe̯ˈmɔnɪt̪ɔr]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /preˈmo.ni.tor/, [preˈmɔːnit̪or]

Noun

praemonitor m (genitive praemonitōris); third declension

(post-Classical Latin) a forewarner, premonitor

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	praemonitor	praemonitōrēs
Genitive	praemonitōris	praemonitōrum
Dative	praemonitōrī	praemonitōribus
Accusative	praemonitōrem	praemonitōrēs
Ablative	praemonitōre	praemonitōribus
Vocative	praemonitor	praemonitōrēs

Related terms

Descendants

→ English: premonitor
French: prémoniteur
Italian: premonitore
Spanish: premonitore

References

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

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