LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterthird declension

antemūrāle

antemūrāle n (genitive antemūrālis)
Classical[an.tɛ.muːˈraː.ɫɛ]Ecclesiastical[an.te.muˈraː.le]

Meaning

  1. protecting wall, an outwork, breastwork, barbican

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeantemūrāleantemūrālia
genitiveantemūrālisantemūrālium
dativeantemūrālīantemūrālibus
accusativeantemūrāleantemūrālia
ablativeantemūrālīantemūrālibus
vocativeantemūrāleantemūrālia

antĕ-mūrāle, is, n.,
I. a protecting wall, an outwork, breastwork (eccl. Lat.), Hier. Hom. 2: murus et antemurale, Vulg. Isa. 26, 1: luxitque antemurale, ib. Thren. 2, 8.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Proto-Italic*anti
  5. Latinantemūrāle

Latin ante- Proto-Indo-European *mey- Proto-Indo-European *-ros Proto-Indo-European *moyros Proto-Italic *moiros Latin mūrus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin mūrālis Latin antemūrāle From ante- (“before”) + mūrālis (“of or pertaining to a wall”).

Descendants
  • Catalanantemural
  • Italianantemurale
  • Spanishantemural

In English words that came into English from antemūrāle

  • antemuralantemūrāle

Quick answers

What does antemūrāle mean in Latin?
antemūrāle, a noun, means “protecting wall, an outwork, breastwork, barbican”.
What is the genitive of antemūrāle?
The genitive singular is antemūrālis. antemūrāle is neuter, third declension.
How do you pronounce antemūrāle?
In classical Latin, [an.tɛ.muːˈraː.ɫɛ]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [an.te.muˈraː.le].
Where does antemūrāle come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- → Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts → Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti → Proto-Italic *anti → Latin antemūrāle.