repentinus

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Latin

Etymology

See repēns (sudden, unexpected).

Pronunciation

Adjective

repentīnus (feminine repentīna, neuter repentīnum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. sudden, hasty
  2. unexpected

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Descendants

  • Galician: repentino
  • Italian: repentino
  • Portuguese: repentino
  • Spanish: repentino

References

  • repentinus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • repentinus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • repentinus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.