subitaneus

Latin

Etymology

Derived from subitus (“sudden, unforeseen”) +‎ -āneus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /su.biˈtaː.ne.us/, [s̠ʊbɪˈt̪äːneʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /su.biˈta.ne.us/, [subiˈt̪äːneus]

Adjective

subitāneus (feminine subitānea, neuter subitāneum); first/second-declension adjective

1. sudden, unexpected

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	subitāneus	subitānea	subitāneum		subitāneī	subitāneae	subitānea
Genitive	subitāneī	subitāneae	subitāneī		subitāneōrum	subitāneārum	subitāneōrum
Dative	subitāneō		subitāneō		subitāneīs
Accusative	subitāneum	subitāneam	subitāneum		subitāneōs	subitāneās	subitānea
Ablative	subitāneō	subitāneā	subitāneō		subitāneīs
Vocative	subitānee	subitānea	subitāneum		subitāneī	subitāneae	subitānea

Descendants

• Italian: subitaneo
• Old French: sodein
  • French: soudain
  • → Middle English: sodeyn, sodain
    • English: sudden
• Portuguese: subitâneo
• Sicilian: subbitàniu
• Spanish: subitáneo
• → English: subitaneous

References

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