LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

antenātus

antenātus m (genitive antenātī)
Classical[an.tɛˈnaː.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[an.teˈnaː.tus]

Meaning

  1. Late LatinMedieval Latinstepson, stepchild
  2. Medieval Latinfirstborn son, predecessor, ancestor

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeantenātusantenātī
genitiveantenātīantenātōrum
dativeantenātōantenātīs
accusativeantenātumantenātōs
ablativeantenātōantenātīs
vocativeantenāteantenātī

Origins

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

Latin ante- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₁tós Proto-Italic *gnātos Latin gnātus Latin nātus Latin antenātus From ante- + nātus.

Ibero-Romance
  • Portugueseenteadofrom Old Galician-Portuguese entẽado
  • Spanishalnadofrom Old Spanish adnado
  • Spanishandadofrom Old Spanish adnado
  • Aragoneseentenau
  • Aragoneseentenato
  • Galicianenteadofrom Old Galician-Portuguese entẽado
  • Asturianandáu
  • Leoneseandáu
  • Mirandeseantenado
Borrowings
  • Catalanantenat
  • Spanishantenadofrom Old Spanish antenado
  • Spanishentenadofrom Old Spanish antenado
  • Polishantenat
Italo-Romance
  • Italianantenato
  • Corsicanantenatu
  • Malteseantenatfrom Italian antenato
  • Sicilianantinatu

Quick answers

What does antenātus mean in Latin?
antenātus, a noun, means “stepson, stepchild; firstborn son, predecessor, ancestor”.
What is the genitive of antenātus?
The genitive singular is antenātī. antenātus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce antenātus?
In classical Latin, [an.tɛˈnaː.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [an.teˈnaː.tus].
Where does antenātus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- → Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts → Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti → Proto-Italic *anti → Latin antenātus.