LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird declension

subterior

subterior (comparative, neuter subterius, positive *subterus)
Classical[sʊpˈtɛ.ri.ɔr]Ecclesiastical[subˈtɛː.ri.or]

Meaning

  1. comparativeinferior or lower in quality, rank, or number

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesubteriorsubteriorsubterius
genitivesubteriōrissubteriōrissubteriōris
dativesubteriōrīsubteriōrīsubteriōrī
accusativesubteriōremsubteriōremsubterius
ablativesubteriōre
subteriōrī		subteriōre
subteriōrī		subteriōre
subteriōrī
vocativesubteriorsubteriorsubterius
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesubteriōrēssubteriōrēssubteriōra
genitivesubteriōrumsubteriōrumsubteriōrum
dativesubteriōribussubteriōribussubteriōribus
accusativesubteriōrēs
subteriōrīs		subteriōrēs
subteriōrīs		subteriōra
ablativesubteriōribussubteriōribussubteriōribus
vocativesubteriōrēssubteriōrēssubteriōra

subtĕrĭor, us,
I. comp. [subter], that is farther beneath, lower, = inferior (late Lat.): termini, Innoc. Cas. Lit. p. 232 Goes.: per subteriora, Aem. Mac. 2, 13.—Hence, adv.: subtĕrĭus, lower, farther down: subterius nigro, superius mineo, Isid. Orig. 16, 8, 4.

Origins

Comparative of *subterus (“that is below, lower”), from subter (“below, under”, preposition) + -us (adjectival suffix).

Quick answers

What does subterior mean in Latin?
subterior, a adjective, means “inferior or lower in quality, rank, or number”.
How do you pronounce subterior?
In classical Latin, [sʊpˈtɛ.ri.ɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [subˈtɛː.ri.or].