antepilanus

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Latin

Etymology

ante- (“before”) +‎ pīlānus (“triarius”), from pīlum (“javelin”)

Pronunciation

Noun

antepīlānus m (genitive antepīlānī); second declension

  1. (military) a soldier of the first two ranks, in front of the triarii
  2. (figurative) a competitor, a rival

Declension

Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative antepīlānus antepīlānī
genitive antepīlānī antepīlānōrum
dative antepīlānō antepīlānīs
accusative antepīlānum antepīlānōs
ablative antepīlānō antepīlānīs
vocative antepīlāne antepīlānī

References

  • “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
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