"praecox" meaning in Latin

See praecox in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [ˈprae̯.kɔks] [Classical-Latin], [ˈprɛː.koks] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From praecoquō + -s, from prae- + coquō. Etymology templates: {{af|la|praecoquō|-s}} praecoquō + -s Head templates: {{la-adj|praecox}} praecox (genitive praecocis); third-declension one-termination adjective Inflection templates: {{la-adecl|praecox}} Forms: praecocis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], praecox [feminine, masculine, neuter, nominative, singular], praecocēs [feminine, masculine, nominative, plural], praecocia [neuter, nominative, plural], praecocis [feminine, genitive, masculine, neuter, singular], praecocium [feminine, genitive, masculine, neuter, plural], praecocī [dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, singular], praecocibus [dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural], praecocem [accusative, feminine, masculine, singular], praecox [accusative, neuter, singular], praecocīs [accusative, feminine, masculine, plural], praecocēs [accusative, feminine, masculine, plural], praecocia [accusative, neuter, plural], praecocī [ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter, singular], praecoce [ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter, singular], praecocibus [ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural], praecox [feminine, masculine, neuter, singular, vocative], praecocēs [feminine, masculine, plural, vocative], praecocia [neuter, plural, vocative], praecoquus [alternative]
  1. ripe before its time; premature Tags: declension-3, one-termination
    Sense id: en-praecox-la-adj-E~UrRas~ Categories (other): Latin ellipses, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin terms suffixed with -s, Latin third declension adjectives of one termination Disambiguation of Latin ellipses: 100 0 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -s: 82 18 Disambiguation of Latin third declension adjectives of one termination: 61 39
  2. precocious; untimely Tags: declension-3, one-termination
    Sense id: en-praecox-la-adj-Vgdpv0yu
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: → Ancient Greek: πραικόκιον (praikókion) (english: see there for further descendants), ⇒ Late Latin: praecocia (persica) (english: early-ripe (peaches)) [literally], praecoquum (alt: mālum) (english: early-ripe (apple)) [literally]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "ripe before its time; premature"
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        "ripe before its time; premature"
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      "ipa": "[ˈprɛː.koks]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "praecox"
}

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