LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

antēs

antēs m pl (genitive antium)
Classical[ˈan.teːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈan.tes]

Meaning

  1. rows of vines, of plants or of soldiers

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative—antēs
genitive—antium
dative—antibus
accusative—antēs
antīs
ablative—antibus
vocative—antēs

antes, ium, m. etym. unc., perh. from ante, as before, over against, one another,
I. rows, e. g. of vines, Verg. G. 2, 417, cf. Paul. ex. Fest. p. 16 Müll.—Also of plants, Col. 10, 376.—Of ranks of soldiers, Cato ap. Philarg. ad Verg. G. 2, 417.

Origins

Uncertain. Pokorny suggests a derivation from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- (“front, front side”), like the cognate Latin ante (“before; in front”).

Quick answers

What does antēs mean in Latin?
antēs, a noun, means “rows of vines, of plants or of soldiers”.
What is the genitive of antēs?
The genitive singular is antium. antēs is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce antēs?
In classical Latin, [ˈan.teːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈan.tes].