Dictionary formpraesidium, praesidii(neuter)
Translation
protection, defence; garrison, guard
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Grammar
Cases
| Case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativethe subject | praesidium | praesidia |
| Vocativecalling someone: O ... | praesidium | praesidia |
| Accusativethe direct object; after ad, in (into), per | praesidium | praesidia |
| Genitiveof | praesidii | praesidiorum |
| Dativeto, for | praesidio | praesidiis |
| Ablativeby, with, from; after a, ab, cum, de, e, ex, in (in), sine | praesidio | praesidiis |
Examples
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He left a garrison in the town.
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Without a garrison the city was taken.
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They were safe thanks to a guard of soldiers.
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Large garrisons were placed at the river.
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God is our protection.
Praesidium, praesidii, n., second declension, from praesideo, "sit in front of". It slides between abstract and concrete without warning: protection as a quality, the troops who provide it, and the fort those troops occupy. Caesar uses all three senses within a few pages and expects you to keep up.
The construction that catches learners is the double dative: praesidio esse alicui, "to be a protection to someone", where praesidio is dative and not, as it looks, ablative of means. Cohortem praesidio relinquere, leave a cohort as a guard, is the same idiom.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 10, lesson 11: praesidium, villa, purus and 6 more words.