antae

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English

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Noun

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antae

  1. plural of anta

Anagrams

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Latin

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Etymology

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Pokorny[1] suggests a derivation from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énHteh₂ (door jamb).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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antae f pl (genitive antārum); first declension (plural only)

  1. The pillars on each side of doors or at the corners of buildings

Declension

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First-declension noun, plural only.

Case Plural
Nominative antae
Genitive antārum
Dative antīs
Accusative antās
Ablative antīs
Vocative antae

Descendants

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  • Galician: anta
  • Italian: anta
  • Portuguese: anta
  • Sicilian: anta

References

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  • antae in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • antae”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “anətā”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 42-43