pretium
Erscheinungsbild
From Proto-Italic *pretjom, from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“in front”) perhaps in the meaning of “equivalence, recompense, compensation”. Compare Proto-Slavic *protivъ (“contrary, against”), Ancient Greek πρός (prós) from older προτί (protí, “in the direction of, towards, near”), Sanskrit प्रति (prati, “towards, near; against”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpre.ti.um/, [ˈprɛt̪iʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpret.t͡si.um/, [ˈprɛt̪ː͡s̪ium]
Noun
pretium n (genitive pretiī or pretī); second declension
- worth, price, value, cost
- pay, hire, wage [ synonyms ▲]
- Synonyms: praemium, stīpendium, commodum, mercēs
- reward [ synonyms ▲]
- ransom
- bribe [ synonym ▲]
- Synonym: praemium
- punishment [ synonyms ▲]
- Synonyms: pūnītiō, sānctiō, poena, supplicium, exemplum, vindicātiō, vindicta, animadversus, malum, mercēs
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | pretium | pretia |
| Genitive | pretiī pretī1 |
pretiōrum |
| Dative | pretiō | pretiīs |
| Accusative | pretium | pretia |
| Ablative | pretiō | pretiīs |
| Vocative | pretium | pretia |