pretiose

Latin

Etymology 1

pretiōsus +‎ -ē

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /pre.tiˈoː.seː/, [prɛt̪iˈoːs̠eː]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /pret.t͡siˈo.se/, [pret̪ː͡s̪iˈɔːs̬e]

Adverb

pretiōsē (comparative pretiōsius, superlative pretiōsissimē)

in a costly manner, expensively, richly, splendidly, magnificently, wealthily

References

“prĕtĭōsē”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“pretiōsē”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
prĕtĭōsē in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 1,236/1.
“pretiōsē” on page 1,454/2 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)

Etymology 2

A regularly declined form of pretiōsus.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /pre.tiˈoː.se/, [prɛt̪iˈoːs̠ɛ]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /pret.t͡siˈo.se/, [pret̪ː͡s̪iˈɔːs̬e]

Adjective

pretiōse

vocative singular masculine of pretiōsus

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