praestolor

Latin

Alternative forms

  • praestōlō (archaic, Late Latin)
  • praestulor (proscribed)

Etymology

From the adverb praestō with the unusual infix -lā-. Compare ambulō.

Pronunciation

Verb

praestōlor (present infinitive praestōlārī or praestōlārier, perfect active praestōlātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

  1. to await, wait for
    • 63 BCE, Cicero, Catiline Orations Oratio in Catilinam Prima in Senatu Habita.24:
      Quamquam quid ego tē invītem, ā quō iam sciam esse praemissōs, quī tibi ad Forum Aurēlium praestōlārentur armātī; […] .
      And yet, why should I invite you, when I already know that men have been sent ahead by you, armed, who are waiting for you at the Forum Aurelium; […] .
    • 121 CE, Suetonius, The Twelve Caesars 5 13.period1:
      Ē plēbe homō nocte mediā iūxtā cubiculum eius cum pūgiōne dēprehensus est; repertī et equestris ōrdinis duo in pūblicō cum dolōne ac vēnātōriō cultrō praestōlantēs, alter ut ēgressum theātrō, alter ut sacrificantem apud Mārtis aedem adorerētur.
      A man from the plebeian class was caught in the middle of the night by his room with a dagger; there were also found two from the equestrian class with a sword-cane and hunting knife awaiting in public, one to assault him having exited the theater, the other sacrificing in the temple of Mars.
  2. to expect

Conjugation

   Conjugation of praestōlor (first conjugation, deponent)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present praestōlor praestōlāris,
praestōlāre 		praestōlātur praestōlāmur praestōlāminī praestōlantur
imperfect praestōlābar praestōlābāris,
praestōlābāre 		praestōlābātur praestōlābāmur praestōlābāminī praestōlābantur
future praestōlābor praestōlāberis,
praestōlābere 		praestōlābitur praestōlābimur praestōlābiminī praestōlābuntur
perfect praestōlātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect praestōlātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect praestōlātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present praestōler praestōlēris,
praestōlēre 		praestōlētur praestōlēmur praestōlēminī praestōlentur
imperfect praestōlārer praestōlārēris,
praestōlārēre 		praestōlārētur praestōlārēmur praestōlārēminī praestōlārentur
perfect praestōlātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect praestōlātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — praestōlāre — — praestōlāminī —
future — praestōlātor praestōlātor — — praestōlantor
non-finite forms infinitive participle
active passive active passive
present praestōlārī,
praestōlārier1 		— praestōlāns —
future praestōlātūrum esse — praestōlātūrus praestōlandus
perfect praestōlātum esse — praestōlātus —
future perfect praestōlātum fore — — —
perfect potential praestōlātūrum fuisse — — —
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
praestōlandī praestōlandō praestōlandum praestōlandō praestōlātum praestōlātū

1The present passive infinitive in -ier is a rare poetic form which is attested.

References

  • “praestolor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “praestolor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • “praestolor”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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