antecedens

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Latin

Etymology

Present participle of antecēdō

Participle

antecēdēns (genitive antecēdentis); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. antecedent

Declension

Third-declension participle.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative antecēdēns antecēdentēs antecēdentia
genitive antecēdentis antecēdentium
dative antecēdentī antecēdentibus
accusative antecēdentem antecēdēns antecēdentēs
antecēdentīs
antecēdentia
ablative antecēdente
antecēdentī1
antecēdentibus
vocative antecēdēns antecēdentēs antecēdentia

1When used purely as an adjective.

References

  • antecedens”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin antecēdēns.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /an.tɛˈt͡sɛ.dɛns/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛdɛns
  • Syllabification: an‧te‧ce‧dens

Noun

antecedens m inan

  1. (literary) antecedent (previous principle, conduct, history, etc.)
    Synonyms: antecedencje, anteriora
  2. (logic) antecedent (the conditional part of a hypothetical proposition)

Declension

adjective
nouns

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