antepilanus
Latin edit
Etymology edit
ante- (“before”) + pīlānus (“triarius”), from pīlum (“javelin”)
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /an.te.piːˈlaː.nus/, [än̪t̪ɛpiːˈɫ̪äːnʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /an.te.piˈla.nus/, [än̪t̪epiˈläːnus]
Noun edit
antepīlānus m (genitive antepīlānī); second declension
- (military) a soldier of the first two ranks, in front of the triarii
- (figurative) a competitor, a rival
Declension edit
Second-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