postumo

See also: póstumo

Italian

Etymology

From Latin postumus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔ.stu.mo/
• Rhymes: -ɔstumo
• Hyphenation: pò‧stu‧mo

Adjective

postumo (feminine postuma, masculine plural postumi, feminine plural postume)

1. (of a child) posthumous (born after one’s father’s death)
2. (of a person) posthumous (taking place after one’s death)
3. (of a book or work of art or music) posthumous (published after the author’s or artist’s death)

Derived terms

• postumamente

Noun

postumo m (plural postumi)

1. (usually in the plural) consequence, after-effect, hangover

Further reading

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

Latin

Adjective

postumō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of postumus

References

• “postumo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• postumo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.