antependium

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English

Etymology

From Latin ante (before) + pendere (to hang).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌæntɪˈpɛndi.əm/

Noun

antependium (plural antependiums or antependia)

  1. (ecclesiastical) The hangings or screen in front of the altar; an altar cloth; the frontal.
    Synonym: forecloth

Translations

References

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin antependium.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɑn.təˈpɛn.di.ʏm/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: an‧te‧pen‧di‧um

Noun

antependium n (plural antependia)

  1. (Christianity) antependium, frontal; the drapery hangings before an altar or lectern in a church

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism, ultimately from Latin antependium.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑntependium/,
  • Rhymes: -endium
  • Syllabification(key): an‧te‧pen‧di‧um

Noun

antependium (rare)

  1. Synonym of alttarivaate (antependium).

Declension

Inflection of antependium (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative antependium antependiumit
genitive antependiumin antependiumien
partitive antependiumia antependiumeja
illative antependiumiin antependiumeihin
singular plural
nominative antependium antependiumit
accusative nom. antependium antependiumit
gen. antependiumin
genitive antependiumin antependiumien
partitive antependiumia antependiumeja
inessive antependiumissa antependiumeissa
elative antependiumista antependiumeista
illative antependiumiin antependiumeihin
adessive antependiumilla antependiumeilla
ablative antependiumilta antependiumeilta
allative antependiumille antependiumeille
essive antependiumina antependiumeina
translative antependiumiksi antependiumeiksi
abessive antependiumitta antependiumeitta
instructive antependiumein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of antependium (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative antependiumini antependiumini
accusative nom. antependiumini antependiumini
gen. antependiumini
genitive antependiumini antependiumieni
partitive antependiumiani antependiumejani
inessive antependiumissani antependiumeissani
elative antependiumistani antependiumeistani
illative antependiumiini antependiumeihini
adessive antependiumillani antependiumeillani
ablative antependiumiltani antependiumeiltani
allative antependiumilleni antependiumeilleni
essive antependiuminani antependiumeinani
translative antependiumikseni antependiumeikseni
abessive antependiumittani antependiumeittani
instructive
comitative antependiumeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative antependiumisi antependiumisi
accusative nom. antependiumisi antependiumisi
gen. antependiumisi
genitive antependiumisi antependiumiesi
partitive antependiumiasi antependiumejasi
inessive antependiumissasi antependiumeissasi
elative antependiumistasi antependiumeistasi
illative antependiumiisi antependiumeihisi
adessive antependiumillasi antependiumeillasi
ablative antependiumiltasi antependiumeiltasi
allative antependiumillesi antependiumeillesi
essive antependiuminasi antependiumeinasi
translative antependiumiksesi antependiumeiksesi
abessive antependiumittasi antependiumeittasi
instructive
comitative antependiumeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative antependiumimme antependiumimme
accusative nom. antependiumimme antependiumimme
gen. antependiumimme
genitive antependiumimme antependiumiemme
partitive antependiumiamme antependiumejamme
inessive antependiumissamme antependiumeissamme
elative antependiumistamme antependiumeistamme
illative antependiumiimme antependiumeihimme
adessive antependiumillamme antependiumeillamme
ablative antependiumiltamme antependiumeiltamme
allative antependiumillemme antependiumeillemme
essive antependiuminamme antependiumeinamme
translative antependiumiksemme antependiumeiksemme
abessive antependiumittamme antependiumeittamme
instructive
comitative antependiumeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative antependiuminne antependiuminne
accusative nom. antependiuminne antependiuminne
gen. antependiuminne
genitive antependiuminne antependiumienne
partitive antependiumianne antependiumejanne
inessive antependiumissanne antependiumeissanne
elative antependiumistanne antependiumeistanne
illative antependiumiinne antependiumeihinne
adessive antependiumillanne antependiumeillanne
ablative antependiumiltanne antependiumeiltanne
allative antependiumillenne antependiumeillenne
essive antependiuminanne antependiumeinanne
translative antependiumiksenne antependiumeiksenne
abessive antependiumittanne antependiumeittanne
instructive
comitative antependiumeinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative antependiuminsa antependiuminsa
accusative nom. antependiuminsa antependiuminsa
gen. antependiuminsa
genitive antependiuminsa antependiumiensa
partitive antependiumiaan
antependiumiansa
antependiumejaan
antependiumejansa
inessive antependiumissaan
antependiumissansa
antependiumeissaan
antependiumeissansa
elative antependiumistaan
antependiumistansa
antependiumeistaan
antependiumeistansa
illative antependiumiinsa antependiumeihinsa
adessive antependiumillaan
antependiumillansa
antependiumeillaan
antependiumeillansa
ablative antependiumiltaan
antependiumiltansa
antependiumeiltaan
antependiumeiltansa
allative antependiumilleen
antependiumillensa
antependiumeilleen
antependiumeillensa
essive antependiuminaan
antependiuminansa
antependiumeinaan
antependiumeinansa
translative antependiumikseen
antependiumiksensa
antependiumeikseen
antependiumeiksensa
abessive antependiumittaan
antependiumittansa
antependiumeittaan
antependiumeittansa
instructive
comitative antependiumeineen
antependiumeinensa

Latin

Etymology

From ante (before) +‎ pendeō (hang) +‎ -ium.

Noun

antependium n (genitive antependiī or antependī); second declension

  1. antependium, altar frontal

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative antependium antependia
Genitive antependiī
antependī1
antependiōrum
Dative antependiō antependiīs
Accusative antependium antependia
Ablative antependiō antependiīs
Vocative antependium antependia

1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Catalan: antependi
  • English: antependium

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

antependium n (definite singular antependiet, indefinite plural antependier, definite plural antependia or antependiene)

  1. (ecclesiastical) antependium

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

antependium n (definite singular antependiet, indefinite plural antependium, definite plural antependia)

  1. (ecclesiastical) antependium

Polish

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antependium

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin antependium.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /an.tɛˈpɛn.djum/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛndjum
  • Syllabification: an‧te‧pen‧dium

Noun

antependium n

  1. (architecture, Christianity) antependium, altar cloth, forecloth, frontal, pulpit fall (decorative cloth that is used to cover the top, front, and sides of an altar)
    Synonyms: antepedium, frontale

Declension

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