antepilanus
Latin
editEtymology
editante- (“before”) + pīlānus (“triarius”), from pīlum (“javelin”)
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /an.te.piːˈlaː.nus/, [än̪t̪ɛpiːˈɫ̪äːnʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /an.te.piˈla.nus/, [än̪t̪epiˈläːnus]
Noun
editantepīlānus m (genitive antepīlānī); second declension
- (military) a soldier of the first two ranks, in front of the triarii
- (figurative) a competitor, a rival
Declension
editSecond-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | antepīlānus | antepīlānī |
Genitive | antepīlānī | antepīlānōrum |
Dative | antepīlānō | antepīlānīs |
Accusative | antepīlānum | antepīlānōs |
Ablative | antepīlānō | antepīlānīs |
Vocative | antepīlāne | antepīlānī |
References
edit- “antepilanus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “antepilanus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers