antependium

English

Etymology

From Latin ante (“before”) + pendere (“to hang”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌæntɪˈpɛndi.əm/

Noun

antependium (plural antependiums or antependia)

1. (ecclesiastical) The hangings or screen in front of the altar; an altar cloth; the frontal.

   Synonym: forecloth

Translations

the hangings in front of the altar

• Finnish: alttarivaate
• Polish: antepedium n, antependium n, frontale (pl) n
• Portuguese: antipêndio m

References

• “antependium”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin antependium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɑn.təˈpɛn.di.ʏm/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: an‧te‧pen‧di‧um

Noun

antependium n (plural antependia)

1. (Christianity) antependium, frontal; the drapery hangings before an altar or lectern in a church

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism, ultimately from Latin antependium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑntependium/, [ˈɑ̝n̪t̪e̞ˌpe̞ndium]
• Rhymes: -endium
• Hyphenation^(key): an‧te‧pen‧di‧um

Noun

antependium (rare)

1. Synonym of alttarivaate (“antependium”).

Declension

Inflection of antependium (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		antependium	antependiumit
genitive		antependiumin	antependiumien
partitive		antependiumia	antependiumeja
illative		antependiumiin	antependiumeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		antependium	antependiumit
accusative	nom.	antependium	antependiumit
	gen.	antependiumin
genitive		antependiumin	antependiumien
partitive		antependiumia	antependiumeja
inessive		antependiumissa	antependiumeissa
elative		antependiumista	antependiumeista
illative		antependiumiin	antependiumeihin
adessive		antependiumilla	antependiumeilla
ablative		antependiumilta	antependiumeilta
allative		antependiumille	antependiumeille
essive		antependiumina	antependiumeina
translative		antependiumiksi	antependiumeiksi
abessive		antependiumitta	antependiumeitta
instructive		—	antependiumein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of antependium (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative antependiumini antependiumini accusative nom. antependiumini antependiumini gen. antependiumini genitive antependiumini antependiumieni partitive antependiumiani antependiumejani inessive antependiumissani antependiumeissani elative antependiumistani antependiumeistani illative antependiumiini antependiumeihini adessive antependiumillani antependiumeillani ablative antependiumiltani antependiumeiltani allative antependiumilleni antependiumeilleni essive antependiuminani antependiumeinani translative antependiumikseni antependiumeikseni abessive antependiumittani antependiumeittani instructive — — comitative — antependiumeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative antependiumisi antependiumisi accusative nom. antependiumisi antependiumisi gen. antependiumisi genitive antependiumisi antependiumiesi partitive antependiumiasi antependiumejasi inessive antependiumissasi antependiumeissasi elative antependiumistasi antependiumeistasi illative antependiumiisi antependiumeihisi adessive antependiumillasi antependiumeillasi ablative antependiumiltasi antependiumeiltasi allative antependiumillesi antependiumeillesi essive antependiuminasi antependiumeinasi translative antependiumiksesi antependiumeiksesi abessive antependiumittasi antependiumeittasi instructive — — comitative — antependiumeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative antependiumimme antependiumimme accusative nom. antependiumimme antependiumimme gen. antependiumimme genitive antependiumimme antependiumiemme partitive antependiumiamme antependiumejamme inessive antependiumissamme antependiumeissamme elative antependiumistamme antependiumeistamme illative antependiumiimme antependiumeihimme adessive antependiumillamme antependiumeillamme ablative antependiumiltamme antependiumeiltamme allative antependiumillemme antependiumeillemme essive antependiuminamme antependiumeinamme translative antependiumiksemme antependiumeiksemme abessive antependiumittamme antependiumeittamme instructive — — comitative — antependiumeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative antependiuminne antependiuminne accusative nom. antependiuminne antependiuminne gen. antependiuminne genitive antependiuminne antependiumienne partitive antependiumianne antependiumejanne inessive antependiumissanne antependiumeissanne elative antependiumistanne antependiumeistanne illative antependiumiinne antependiumeihinne adessive antependiumillanne antependiumeillanne ablative antependiumiltanne antependiumeiltanne allative antependiumillenne antependiumeillenne essive antependiuminanne antependiumeinanne translative antependiumiksenne antependiumeiksenne abessive antependiumittanne antependiumeittanne instructive — — comitative — antependiumeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative antependiuminsa antependiuminsa accusative nom. antependiuminsa antependiuminsa gen. antependiuminsa genitive antependiuminsa antependiumiensa partitive antependiumiaan antependiumiansa antependiumejaan antependiumejansa inessive antependiumissaan antependiumissansa antependiumeissaan antependiumeissansa elative antependiumistaan antependiumistansa antependiumeistaan antependiumeistansa illative antependiumiinsa antependiumeihinsa adessive antependiumillaan antependiumillansa antependiumeillaan antependiumeillansa ablative antependiumiltaan antependiumiltansa antependiumeiltaan antependiumeiltansa allative antependiumilleen antependiumillensa antependiumeilleen antependiumeillensa essive antependiuminaan antependiuminansa antependiumeinaan antependiumeinansa translative antependiumikseen antependiumiksensa antependiumeikseen antependiumeiksensa abessive antependiumittaan antependiumittansa antependiumeittaan antependiumeittansa instructive — — comitative — antependiumeineen antependiumeinensa

Latin

Etymology

From ante (“before”) +‎ pendeō (“hang”) +‎ -ium.

Noun

antependium n (genitive antependiī or antependī); second declension

1. antependium, altar frontal

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

	singular	plural
nominative	antependium	antependia
genitive	antependiī antependī1	antependiōrum
dative	antependiō	antependiīs
accusative	antependium	antependia
ablative	antependiō	antependiīs
vocative	antependium	antependia

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Synonyms

• pallium altāris

Related terms

• antependulus

Descendants

• → Catalan: antependi
• → English: antependium

References

• antependium in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

antependium n (definite singular antependiet, indefinite plural antependier, definite plural antependia or antependiene)

1. (ecclesiastical) antependium

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

antependium n (definite singular antependiet, indefinite plural antependium, definite plural antependia)

1. (ecclesiastical) antependium

Polish

antependium

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin antependium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /an.tɛˈpɛn.djum/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛndjum
• Syllabification: an‧te‧pen‧dium

Noun

antependium n

1. (architecture, Christianity) antependium, altar cloth, forecloth, frontal, pulpit fall (decorative cloth that is used to cover the top, front, and sides of an altar)

   Synonyms: antepedium, frontale

Declension

Declension of antependium

	singular	plural
nominative	antependium	antependia
genitive	antependium	antependiów
dative	antependium	antependiom
accusative	antependium	antependia
instrumental	antependium	antependiami
locative	antependium	antependiach
vocative	antependium	antependia

Further reading

• antependium in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• antependium in PWN's encyclopedia