preterito

Derived from Latin praeteritum, past participle of praetereō (“I go by, go past”), from praeter (“beyond, before, above, more than”).

• IPA^(key): [preteˈrito]
• Rhymes: -ito
• Hyphenation: pre‧te‧ri‧to

preterito (accusative singular preteriton, plural preteritoj, accusative plural preteritojn)

1. (grammar) preterite

• -is
• preter

From Latin praeteritum (tempua), "preterite", "past" ("tense").

• IPA^(key): /preˈtɛ.ri.to/
• Rhymes: -ɛrito
• Hyphenation: pre‧tè‧ri‧to

preterito m (plural preteriti)

1. past
2. (grammar) preterite/preterit, past tense
3. (rare, learned) least favoured, disregarded

• passato

• futuro

• perittero, ripotrete