priusquam

Latin

Etymology

From prius (“sooner”) + quam (“than”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /priˈus.kʷam/, [priˈʊs̠kʷä̃ˑ]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /priˈus.kwam/, [priˈuskwäm]

Conjunction

priusquam

  1. before
  2. until

References
  • “priusquam”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
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