LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
nounfirst/second-declension adjective

coaetāneus

coaetāneus (feminine coaetānea, neuter coaetāneum)
Classical[ko.ae̯ˈtaː.ne.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ko.eˈtaː.ne.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveof the same age
  2. adjectivecontemporary

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecoaetāneus
coaetānea, coaetāneum, coetāneus		coaetāneī
coaetāneae, coaetānea, coetāneī
genitivecoaetāneī
coaetāneae, coetāneī		coaetāneōrum
coaetāneārum, coetāneōrum
dativecoaetāneō
coaetāneae, coetāneō		coaetāneīs
coetāneīs
accusativecoaetāneum
coaetāneam, coetāneum		coaetāneōs
coaetāneās, coaetānea, coetāneōs
ablativecoaetāneō
coaetāneā, coetāneō		coaetāneīs
coetāneīs
vocativecoaetānee
coaetānea, coaetāneum, coetānee		coaetāneī
coaetāneae, coaetānea, coetāneī

cŏ-aetānĕus, i, m. aetas,
I. one of the same age; a contemporary (post-class.), App M. 8, p. 204, 5; Tert. adv. Herm. 6; Vulg. Gal. 1, 14.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincoaetāneus

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- Proto-Indo-European *-u Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu Proto-Indo-European *-wom Proto-Indo-European *h₂oywom Proto-Italic *aiwom Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Proto-Italic *aiwotāts Latin aetās Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin -āneus Latin coaetāneus From co- + aetās + -āneus.

Descendants
  • Catalancoetani
  • Englishcoetaneous
  • Italiancoetaneo
  • Portuguesecoetâneo
  • Spanishcoetáneo

In English words that came into English from coaetāneus

  • coetaneouscoaetāneus

Quick answers

What does coaetāneus mean in Latin?
coaetāneus, a noun, means “of the same age; contemporary”.
What is the genitive of coaetāneus?
The genitive singular is coaetānea. coaetāneus is first/second-declension adjective.
How do you pronounce coaetāneus?
In classical Latin, [ko.ae̯ˈtaː.ne.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ko.eˈtaː.ne.us].
Where does coaetāneus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Latin coaetāneus.