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verbthird conjugation, no perfect or supine stems

antecellō

antecellō (present infinitive antecellere)
Classical[an.tɛˈkɛl.loː]Ecclesiastical[an.teˈt͡ʃɛl.lo]

Meaning

  1. to surpass, excel
  2. to prevail over

Conjugation conjugation 3 perfect

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.antecellōantecellēbamantecellam———
2nd sg.antecellisantecellēbāsantecellēs———
3rd sg.antecellitantecellēbatantecellet———
1st pl.antecellimusantecellēbāmusantecellēmus———
2nd pl.antecellitisantecellēbātisantecellētis———
3rd pl.antecelluntantecellēbantantecellent———
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.antecellamantecellerem——
2nd sg.antecellāsantecellerēs——
3rd sg.antecellatantecelleret——
1st pl.antecellāmusantecellerēmus——
2nd pl.antecellātisantecellerētis——
3rd pl.antecellantantecellerent——
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.antecellorantecellēbarantecellar
2nd sg.antecelleris
antecellere		antecellēbāris
antecellēbāre		antecellēris
antecellēre
3rd sg.antecelliturantecellēbāturantecellētur
1st pl.antecellimurantecellēbāmurantecellēmur
2nd pl.antecelliminīantecellēbāminīantecellēminī
3rd pl.antecellunturantecellēbanturantecellentur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.antecellarantecellerer
2nd sg.antecellāris
antecellāre		antecellerēris
antecellerēre
3rd sg.antecellāturantecellerētur
1st pl.antecellāmurantecellerēmur
2nd pl.antecellāminīantecellerēminī
3rd pl.antecellanturantecellerentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.antecelleantecellere
pres. 2nd pl.antecelliteantecelliminī
fut. 2nd sg.antecellitōantecellitor
fut. 3rd sg.antecellitōantecellitor
fut. 2nd pl.antecellitōte—
fut. 3rd pl.antecelluntōantecelluntor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveantecellereantecellī
present participleantecellēns—
future participle—antecellendus
antecellundus, antecellenda, antecellendā, antecellendae, antecellendam, antecellendārum, antecellendās, antecellende, antecellendīs, antecellendōrum, antecellendōs
gerundantecellendī, antecellendō, antecellendum

antĕ-cello, ĕre (
I. perf. and sup. not used), v. n. -cello; lit., to project; hence, trop., to be prominent, to distinguish one's self; and with dat. or acc., to distinguish one's self above any one, to surpass, excel, be superior to; and with abl. of respect (a favorite word with Cic.; elsewhere rare): qui, quā re homines bestiis praestent, eā in re hominibus ipsis antecellat, Cic. Inv. 1, 4; so id. N. D. 2, 58, 145: facile omnibus terris, id. Imp. Pomp. 6; so Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 5; 2, 4, 53; id. Mur. 13; id. Arch. 3; Corn. Fragm. ap. Prisc. p. 897 P.; Cic. Verr. 3, 5, 10 al.: omnes, Plin. 8, 44, 69, § 174: peregrinam stirpem, Tac. H. 2, 3; so id. A. 14, 55; Val. Max. 3, 8, n. 1.—Without the oblique case of the person: humanitate antecellens, Cic. Mur. 17: cognitione astrorum sollertiāque ingeniorum, id. Div. 1, 41. —* Pass.: qui omnibus his rebus antecelluntur, Auct. ad Her. 2, 30, 48.

Origins

From ante- + *cellō (“to rise”), a lost verb whose participle is celsus, from Proto-Indo-European *kelH- (“to rise”) (whence collis, columen etc.).

Quick answers

What does antecellō mean in Latin?
antecellō, a verb, means “to surpass, excel; to prevail over”.
What are the principal parts of antecellō?
antecellō, antecellere (third conjugation, no perfect or supine stems).
How do you pronounce antecellō?
In classical Latin, [an.tɛˈkɛl.loː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [an.teˈt͡ʃɛl.lo].