adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
antemerīdiānus
antemerīdiānus (feminine antemerīdiāna, neuter antemerīdiānum)
Classical[an.tɛ.mɛ.riː.diˈaː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[an.te.me.ri.diˈaː.nus]
Meaning
- adjectivebefore noon, in the morning
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | antemerīdiānus | antemerīdiāna | antemerīdiānum |
| genitive | antemerīdiānī | antemerīdiānae | antemerīdiānī |
| dative | antemerīdiānō | antemerīdiānae | antemerīdiānō |
| accusative | antemerīdiānum | antemerīdiānam | antemerīdiānum |
| ablative | antemerīdiānō | antemerīdiānā | antemerīdiānō |
| vocative | antemerīdiāne | antemerīdiāna | antemerīdiānum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | antemerīdiānī | antemerīdiānae | antemerīdiāna |
| genitive | antemerīdiānōrum | antemerīdiānārum | antemerīdiānōrum |
| dative | antemerīdiānīs | antemerīdiānīs | antemerīdiānīs |
| accusative | antemerīdiānōs | antemerīdiānās | antemerīdiāna |
| ablative | antemerīdiānīs | antemerīdiānīs | antemerīdiānīs |
| vocative | antemerīdiānī | antemerīdiānae | antemerīdiāna |
antĕ-mĕrīdĭānus, a, um, adj.,
I. before mid-day or noon:
sermo, Cic. de Or. 3, 6: ambulatio, id. ib. 3, 30: litterae, received before mid-day, id. Att. 13, 23.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
ante-merīdiānus adj.,
before mid-day, of the forenoon: sermo: ambulatio.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
- Proto-Italic*anti
- Latinantemerīdiānus
Latin ante- Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Italic *meðios Latin medius Proto-Indo-European *dyew- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws Proto-Italic *djous Latin diēs Latin medīdiēs Latin merīdiēs Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin antemerīdiānus From ante- (“before”) + merīdiēs (“midday”) + -ānus (adjective-forming suffix).