LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

antependium

antependium n (genitive antependiī or antependī)

Meaning

  1. neuterantependium, altar frontal

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeantependiumantependia
genitiveantependiī
antependī		antependiōrum
dativeantependiōantependiīs
accusativeantependiumantependia
ablativeantependiōantependiīs
vocativeantependiumantependia

Origins

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

Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend- Proto-Indo-European *(s)pn̥d-éh₁ye-ti Proto-Italic *pendējō Proto-Italic *pendēō Latin pendeō Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin antependium From ante (“before”) + pendeō (“hang”) + -ium.

Descendants
  • Catalanantependi
  • Englishantependium
  • Portugueseantipêndio

Quick answers

What does antependium mean in Latin?
antependium, a noun, means “antependium, altar frontal”.
What is the genitive of antependium?
The genitive singular is antependiī. antependium is neuter, second declension.
Where does antependium come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- → Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts → Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti → Proto-Italic *anti → Latin antependium.