"praeceps" meaning in Latin

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈprae̯.keps/ [Classical], [ˈpräe̯kɛps̠] [Classical], /ˈpre.t͡ʃeps/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈprɛːt͡ʃeps] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From prae (“before”) + -ceps (“headed”). Etymology templates: {{suffix|la|prae|ceps|id2=headed|t1=before|t2=headed}} prae (“before”) + -ceps (“headed”) Head templates: {{la-adj|praeceps}} praeceps (genitive praecipitis); third-declension one-termination adjective Inflection templates: {{la-adecl|praeceps}} Forms: praecipitis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], praeceps [feminine, masculine, neuter, nominative, singular], praecipitēs [feminine, masculine, nominative, plural], praecipitia [neuter, nominative, plural], praecipitis [feminine, genitive, masculine, neuter, singular], praecipitium [feminine, genitive, masculine, neuter, plural], praecipitī [dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, singular], praecipitibus [dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural], praecipitem [accusative, feminine, masculine, singular], praeceps [accusative, neuter, singular], praecipitēs [accusative, feminine, masculine, plural], praecipitia [accusative, neuter, plural], praecipitī [ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter, singular], praecipitibus [ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural], praeceps [feminine, masculine, neuter, singular, vocative], praecipitēs [feminine, masculine, plural, vocative], praecipitia [neuter, plural, vocative]
  1. head first, headlong Tags: declension-3, one-termination
    Sense id: en-praeceps-la-adj-jloN56DH
  2. steep, precipitous Tags: declension-3, one-termination
    Sense id: en-praeceps-la-adj-RjbBrU0h Categories (other): Latin neuter nouns in the third declension, Latin third declension adjectives of one termination Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the third declension: 7 26 20 11 18 19 Disambiguation of Latin third declension adjectives of one termination: 12 26 18 15 14 15
  3. (figuratively) hasty, rash, precipitate Tags: declension-3, figuratively, one-termination
    Sense id: en-praeceps-la-adj-sWTPVPIG Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin terms suffixed with -ceps (headed) Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 14 10 76 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -ceps (headed): 8 14 42 13 9 14
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: praecipitō

Adverb

IPA: /ˈprae̯.keps/ [Classical], [ˈpräe̯kɛps̠] [Classical], /ˈpre.t͡ʃeps/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈprɛːt͡ʃeps] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From prae (“before”) + -ceps (“headed”). Etymology templates: {{suffix|la|prae|ceps|id2=headed|t1=before|t2=headed}} prae (“before”) + -ceps (“headed”) Head templates: {{la-adv|praeceps|-}} praeceps (not comparable)
  1. headlong Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-praeceps-la-adv-NBHWnTBe

Noun

IPA: /ˈprae̯.keps/ [Classical], [ˈpräe̯kɛps̠] [Classical], /ˈpre.t͡ʃeps/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈprɛːt͡ʃeps] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From prae (“before”) + -ceps (“headed”). Etymology templates: {{suffix|la|prae|ceps|id2=headed|t1=before|t2=headed}} prae (“before”) + -ceps (“headed”) Head templates: {{la-noun|praeceps<3.N>}} praeceps n (genitive praecipitis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|praeceps<3.N>}} Forms: praecipitis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], praeceps [nominative, singular], praecipita [nominative, plural], praecipitis [genitive, singular], praecipitum [genitive, plural], praecipitī [dative, singular], praecipitibus [dative, plural], praeceps [accusative, singular], praecipita [accusative, plural], praecipite [ablative, singular], praecipitibus [ablative, plural], praeceps [singular, vocative], praecipita [plural, vocative]
  1. a precipice, steep place Tags: declension-3, neuter
    Sense id: en-praeceps-la-noun-~xiFYXHM
  2. extreme danger Tags: declension-3, neuter
    Sense id: en-praeceps-la-noun-9rW1D0vq

Inflected forms

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        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "praecipitia",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "praecipitī",
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        "ablative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "praecipitibus",
      "source": "declension",
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        "ablative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "praeceps",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "praecipitēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "praecipitia",
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        "neuter",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
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  ],
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  "pos": "adj",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "head first, headlong"
      ],
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        [
          "head",
          "head"
        ],
        [
          "first",
          "first"
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        [
          "headlong",
          "headlong"
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      ],
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        "declension-3",
        "one-termination"
      ]
    },
    {
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          "steep"
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        "declension-3",
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        "hasty, rash, precipitate"
      ],
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          "hasty"
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          "rash",
          "rash"
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          "precipitate",
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        ]
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        "(figuratively) hasty, rash, precipitate"
      ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈprae̯.keps/",
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        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpräe̯kɛps̠]",
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        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpre.t͡ʃeps/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈprɛːt͡ʃeps]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
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}

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  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "adv",
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        "headlong"
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          "headlong"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈprae̯.keps/",
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      "ipa": "[ˈpräe̯kɛps̠]",
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        "Classical"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpre.t͡ʃeps/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈprɛːt͡ʃeps]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
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          "name": "desc"
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      ],
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      "form": "praecipitis",
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    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "inflection-template"
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    },
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      "form": "praeceps",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "praecipita",
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      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "praecipitis",
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      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "praecipitum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "praecipitī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "praecipitibus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "praeceps",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "praecipita",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "praecipite",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "praecipitibus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "praeceps",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "praecipita",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
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    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "praeceps<3.N>"
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  "lang_code": "la",
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        "a precipice, steep place"
      ],
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          "precipice"
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          "steep"
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      ],
      "tags": [
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        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "extreme danger"
      ],
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        [
          "extreme",
          "extreme"
        ],
        [
          "danger",
          "danger"
        ]
      ],
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        "declension-3",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈprae̯.keps/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpräe̯kɛps̠]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpre.t͡ʃeps/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈprɛːt͡ʃeps]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
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}

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