Italian edit

Etymology edit

From Latin posterior.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /po.steˈrjo.re/
  • Rhymes: -ore
  • Hyphenation: po‧ste‧rió‧re

Adjective edit

posteriore (plural posteriori)

  1. back, rear, posterior, hind in space
    Synonyms: di dietro, retrostante
    Antonyms: anteriore, davanti, frontale
  2. later, following, subsequent in time
    Synonyms: seguente, successivo, ulteriore
    Antonyms: antecedente, anteriore, precedente

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

Noun edit

posteriore m (plural posteriori)

  1. buttocks, bottom, behind, bum
    Synonyms: didietro, natiche, sedere, terga, (vulgar) culo

Further reading edit

  • posteriore in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin edit

Adjective edit

posteriōre

  1. ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of posterior