LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

antecursor

antecursor m (genitive antecursōris)

Meaning

  1. masculineforerunner, scout, vanguard

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Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeantecursorantecursōrēs
genitiveantecursōrisantecursōrum
dativeantecursōrīantecursōribus
accusativeantecursōremantecursōrēs
ablativeantecursōreantecursōribus
vocativeantecursorantecursōrēs

antĕcursor, ōris, m. antecurro,
I. he that runs before; hence,
I. In milit. lang.: antecursores, the forerunners of the army, the advanced guard, precursors, pioneers, Caes. B. G. 5, 47; id. B. C. 1, 16; 3, 36; so Vulg. Sap. 12, 8.—
II. In Tert. John the Baptist is so named, as the forerunner of Christ, Tert. adv. Marc. 4, 33.

Origins

ante- (“before”) + currō (“run”) + -tor (agentive suffix)

Quick answers

What does antecursor mean in Latin?
antecursor, a noun, means “forerunner, scout, vanguard”.
What is the genitive of antecursor?
The genitive singular is antecursōris. antecursor is masculine, third declension.