antesto
Latin edit
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Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /anˈtes.toː/, [än̪ˈt̪ɛs̠t̪oː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /anˈtes.to/, [än̪ˈt̪ɛst̪o]
Verb edit
antestō (present infinitive antestāre, perfect active antestitī); first conjugation, no passive, no supine stem
- to stand before
- (figuratively) to be superior to, excel, surpass
Usage notes edit
Not to be confused with antestor.
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References edit
- “antesto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “antesto”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- antesto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.