antepilanus

Latin

Etymology

ante- (“before”) +‎ pīlānus (“triarius”), from pīlum (“javelin”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /an.te.piːˈlaː.nus/, [än̪t̪ɛpiːˈɫ̪äːnʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /an.te.piˈla.nus/, [än̪t̪epiˈläːnus]

Noun

antepīlānus m (genitive antepīlānī); second declension

1. (military) a soldier of the first two ranks, in front of the triarii
2. (figurative) a competitor, a rival

Declension

Second-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	antepīlānus	antepīlānī
genitive	antepīlānī	antepīlānōrum
dative	antepīlānō	antepīlānīs
accusative	antepīlānum	antepīlānōs
ablative	antepīlānō	antepīlānīs
vocative	antepīlāne	antepīlānī

References

• “antepilanus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “antepilanus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers