prelum

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *pres- (“to press”). Cognate with Latin premō (“I press”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpreː.lum/, [ˈpreː.ɫũ]

Noun

prēlum n (genitive prēlī); second declension

  1. a press; winepress; oilpress
  2. a press for smoothing clothes

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative prēlum prēla
Genitive prēlī prēlōrum
Dative prēlō prēlīs
Accusative prēlum prēla
Ablative prēlō prēlīs
Vocative prēlum prēla

References
  • prelum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • prelum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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