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The New Latin Primer.

praeter past, beyond (A.).

prō before, forth (Abl.). prod- before vowels: prōd-īre. A cognate Preposition prŏ- is used in many compounds.

sŭb under (A. § 135, Abl. § 153). Usually assimilated before c, f g, m, f, r: as suc-ēedere, sur-rŏgāre (but sub-rŭĕre). A form sus[1] before t, and sometimes before c, p: sus-tĭnēre, sus-tulī, sus-cĭpĕre, sus-cēnsēre, sus-pendĕre. In composition with Adjectives sŭb often means slightly.

subtĕr under (A., with Abl. only in poetry).

sŭpĕr over (A. § 135, Abl. § 153).

trāns across. tra often before d, i (consonant), n: trā-dūcere, tra-icĕre {see page 118 n.1), trā-nāre (or trāns-nāre); sometimes before l, m: as trā-lūcēre.

2. Prepositions not used in Composition:

adversŭs or adversum towards A. (so exadversus), apŭd by, before A., circā about A., circĭter about A., cĭs this side of A., cĭtra this side of A., clam unknown to A., cāram in presence of Abl., ērgā towards (of relation), extrā outside A., īnfrā below A., intrā (see above), intus within (rare) Abl., iūxtā close to A., pĕnĕs in the power of

A., pōne behind A., prŏcŭl far from Abl., prŏpĕ near A., proptĕr near, because of A., sĕcundum following on A., Sĭmŭl together with Abl., sĭnĕ without Abl., sŭprā above A., tenŭs as far as G., Abl. (always follows its case),[2] versŭs towards A. (rare, usually follows its case), ultrā beyond A., usquĕ right up to A.

3. Prepositions only used in Composition:

Ambĭ- on both sides. amb- before vowels: am-bīre. am- before consonants: am-pūtāre. an- before c, q: an-quīrēre.

Dĭs- asunder. Assimilated before f, s: as dif-ferre. dī- before d, g, l, m, v, and s with following consonant: as dī-dūcĕre, dī-mīttĕre, dī-scindĕre. dĭr- before vowels: dĭr-īmĕre.

Por- forth. Assimilated before l, s: pol-lĭcērī, pos-sĭdēre.

Prŏ- forth. See above.

Rĕd-, rĕ- again, back. rĕ- before consonants, except red-dĕre; rĕd- before vowels. Note repperī, reppulī, rettulī.

[Sēd-] sē- apart, sē- before consonants; sēd- in sēd-ĭtĭo.

  1. sus (for subs, compare abs) is found in the phrase susquĕ dēque above and below, of no consequence.
  2. fīnĕ is used sometimes in the same sense, as fīnĕ gĕnūs as far as the knee.