Dictionary formpraeceptor, praeceptoris(masculine)
Translation
teacher, instructor
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Grammar
Cases
| Case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativethe subject | praeceptor | praeceptores |
| Vocativecalling someone: O ... | praeceptor | praeceptores |
| Accusativethe direct object; after ad, in (into), per | praeceptorem | praeceptores |
| Genitiveof | praeceptoris | praeceptorum |
| Dativeto, for | praeceptori | praeceptoribus |
| Ablativeby, with, from; after a, ab, cum, de, e, ex, in (in), sine | praeceptore | praeceptoribus |
Examples
cotidie .
The teacher teaches the boys every day.
.
He had a good teacher.
didicit.
He learned a great deal from his teacher.
.
We hold the teacher words in our memory.
discipulis .
Teachers give examples to their pupils.
Praeceptor, praeceptoris, m., is third declension, formed from praecipio, "instruct, lay down a rule". The feminine is praeceptrix. Beside magister, which is the general word for a schoolmaster or a master of anything, praeceptor leans towards the private tutor and the personal instructor - Seneca is Nero's praeceptor, not his magister.
In the medieval corpus you will almost always meet it spelled preceptor. The ae and e diphthongs collapsed in speech and scribes wrote what they heard, so praeceptor and preceptor are one word with two habits. Medieval Latin also gives it a rank: the Preceptor of a Templar or Hospitaller house is the officer in charge of a commandery, and the praeceptum he administers is a command rather than a lesson.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 5, lesson 7: praeceptor, saxum, quippe and 7 more words.