praefoco

Latin

Alternative forms

praefūcō

Etymology

From prae- +‎ fōc- (“throat”) +‎ -ō (verb-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /prae̯ˈfoː.koː/, [präe̯ˈfoːkoː]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /preˈfo.ko/, [preˈfɔːko]

Verb

praefōcō (present infinitive praefōcāre, perfect active praefōcāvī, supine praefōcātum); first conjugation

(transitive) to choke, suffocate
(transitive) to block, obstruct
(passive voice) to be choking

Conjugation

Conjugation of praefōcō (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
indicative		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	praefōcō	praefōcās	praefōcat	praefōcāmus	praefōcātis	praefōcant
	imperfect	praefōcābam	praefōcābās	praefōcābat	praefōcābāmus	praefōcābātis	praefōcābant
	future	praefōcābō	praefōcābis	praefōcābit	praefōcābimus	praefōcābitis	praefōcābunt
	perfect	praefōcāvī	praefōcāvistī	praefōcāvit	praefōcāvimus	praefōcāvistis	praefōcāvērunt, praefōcāvēre
	pluperfect	praefōcāveram	praefōcāverās	praefōcāverat	praefōcāverāmus	praefōcāverātis	praefōcāverant
	future perfect	praefōcāverō	praefōcāveris	praefōcāverit	praefōcāverimus	praefōcāveritis	praefōcāverint
passive	present	praefōcor	praefōcāris, praefōcāre	praefōcātur	praefōcāmur	praefōcāminī	praefōcantur
	imperfect	praefōcābar	praefōcābāris, praefōcābāre	praefōcābātur	praefōcābāmur	praefōcābāminī	praefōcābantur
	future	praefōcābor	praefōcāberis, praefōcābere	praefōcābitur	praefōcābimur	praefōcābiminī	praefōcābuntur
	perfect	praefōcātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	praefōcātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	praefōcātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
subjunctive		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	praefōcem	praefōcēs	praefōcet	praefōcēmus	praefōcētis	praefōcent
	imperfect	praefōcārem	praefōcārēs	praefōcāret	praefōcārēmus	praefōcārētis	praefōcārent
	perfect	praefōcāverim	praefōcāverīs	praefōcāverit	praefōcāverīmus	praefōcāverītis	praefōcāverint
	pluperfect	praefōcāvissem	praefōcāvissēs	praefōcāvisset	praefōcāvissēmus	praefōcāvissētis	praefōcāvissent
passive	present	praefōcer	praefōcēris, praefōcēre	praefōcētur	praefōcēmur	praefōcēminī	praefōcentur
	imperfect	praefōcārer	praefōcārēris, praefōcārēre	praefōcārētur	praefōcārēmur	praefōcārēminī	praefōcārentur
	perfect	praefōcātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	praefōcātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
imperative		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	praefōcā	—	—	praefōcāte	—
active	future	—	praefōcātō	praefōcātō	—	praefōcātōte	praefōcantō
passive	present	—	praefōcāre	—	—	praefōcāminī	—
passive	future	—	praefōcātor	praefōcātor	—	—	praefōcantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
non-finite forms		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		praefōcāre	praefōcāvisse	praefōcātūrum esse	praefōcārī	praefōcātum esse	praefōcātum īrī
participles		praefōcāns	—	praefōcātūrus	—	praefōcātus	praefōcandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		praefōcandī	praefōcandō	praefōcandum	praefōcandō	praefōcātum	praefōcātū

Synonyms

(suffocate): offōcō, suffōcō, strangulō
(obstruct): obstruō, oppleō
As praefocor:
- (be unable to breathe): strangulor

Related terms

References

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

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