Reconstruction:Latin/anteanus

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Reconstruction:Latin/anteanus

This Latin entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

Alternative forms

• *antianu(s)

Etymology

ante +‎ -ānus

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /an.teˈaː.nus/, [an.teˈaː.nʊs]
• (Vulgar) IPA^(key): /an.teˈaː.nus/, [anˈtʲa.nos]

Adjective

*anteānus (feminine *anteāna, neuter *anteānum); first/second declension

1. (Vulgar Latin) old, ancient

Declension

First/second declension.

Italo-Western declension of *anteānus
Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
nominative	*antiánọs	*antiána	*antiánọ		*antiáni	*antiánę	*antiána
genitive	*antiáni	*antiánę	*antiáni		*antianọ́rọ	*antianárọ	*antianọ́rọ
dative	*antiánọ	*antiánę	*antiánọ		*antiánis	*antiánis	*antiánis
accusative-ablative	*antiánọ	*antiánã	*antiánọ		*antiánọs	*antiánas	*antiána

Descendants

• Ido: anciena
• Old French: ancien
  • → Middle English: auncyen
    • English: ancient
  • Middle French: ancien
    • French: ancien
  • → Italian: anziano
  • Norman: ancien
  • → Spanish: anciano