prīscus
Supposed to have been earlier *priuscus, from prior, q.v. Equivalent to prius + -cus; ultimately composed of Proto-Indo-European *préy + *-yōs + *-kos. Possibly cognate to English fresh.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈpriːs.kʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈpris.kus]
Adjective
prīscus (feminine prīsca, neuter prīscum, adverb prīscē); first/second-declension adjective
- former
- Synonyms: prīstinus, senex, vetus
- Antonym: novus
- ancient
- Synonyms: antīquus, longinquus, vetustus
- Antonym: recēns
- old-fashioned
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | prīscus | prīsca | prīscum | prīscī | prīscae | prīsca | |
| genitive | prīscī | prīscae | prīscī | prīscōrum | prīscārum | prīscōrum | |
| dative | prīscō | prīscae | prīscō | prīscīs | |||
| accusative | prīscum | prīscam | prīscum | prīscōs | prīscās | prīsca | |
| ablative | prīscō | prīscā | prīscō | prīscīs | |||
| vocative | prīsce | prīsca | prīscum | prīscī | prīscae | prīsca | |