antecenium
Latin
Etymology
ante- (“before”) + cēna (“meal, dinner”) + -ium
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /an.teˈkeː.ni.um/, [än̪t̪ɛˈkeːniʊ̃ˑ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /an.teˈt͡ʃe.ni.um/, [än̪t̪ɛˈt͡ʃɛːnium]
Noun
antecēnium n (genitive antecēniī or antecēnī); second declension
- a meal taken before the principal meal, a lunch, luncheon
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | antecēnium | antecēnia |
| Genitive | antecēniī antecēnī1 | antecēniōrum |
| Dative | antecēniō | antecēniīs |
| Accusative | antecēnium | antecēnia |
| Ablative | antecēniō | antecēniīs |
| Vocative | antecēnium | antecēnia |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Related terms
- cēnō
References
- antecenium in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- antecenium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette