LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second declension

postrēmus

postrēmus (superlative, feminine postrēma, neuter postrēmum)
Classical[pɔsˈtreː.mʊs]Ecclesiastical[posˈtrɛː.mus]

Meaning

  1. superlativelast
  2. superlativenext, following (coming after)
  3. superlativethe last part of, the end or close of
    in postrēmō librōat the close of the book

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepostrēmuspostrēmapostrēmum
genitivepostrēmīpostrēmaepostrēmī
dativepostrēmōpostrēmaepostrēmō
accusativepostrēmumpostrēmampostrēmum
ablativepostrēmōpostrēmāpostrēmō
vocativepostrēmepostrēmapostrēmum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepostrēmīpostrēmaepostrēma
genitivepostrēmōrumpostrēmārumpostrēmōrum
dativepostrēmīspostrēmīspostrēmīs
accusativepostrēmōspostrēmāspostrēma
ablativepostrēmīspostrēmīspostrēmīs
vocativepostrēmīpostrēmaepostrēma

Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.

postrēmus
sup. of (posterus).

Origins

From earlier *postrezmo- < *posterezemo- < *posterisemo-, from Proto-Italic *posterisemos. Equivalent to posterus + -ēmus. Same development as extrēmus and suprēmus. Compare with postumus.

Descendants
  • Catalanpostrem
  • Italianpostremo
  • Portuguesepostremo

Quick answers

What does postrēmus mean in Latin?
postrēmus, a adjective, means “last; next, following (coming after); the last part of, the end or close of”.
How do you pronounce postrēmus?
In classical Latin, [pɔsˈtreː.mʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [posˈtrɛː.mus].