antefixus

Latin

Etymology

ante- +‎ fīxus, perfect passive participle of fīgō (“to affix”)

Pronunciation

Adjective

antefīxus (feminine antefīxa, neuter antefīxum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. (rare) fastened in front of, nailed to

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative antefīxus antefīxa antefīxum antefīxī antefīxae antefīxa
genitive antefīxī antefīxae antefīxī antefīxōrum antefīxārum antefīxōrum
dative antefīxō antefīxae antefīxō antefīxīs
accusative antefīxum antefīxam antefīxum antefīxōs antefīxās antefīxa
ablative antefīxō antefīxā antefīxō antefīxīs
vocative antefīxe antefīxa antefīxum antefīxī antefīxae antefīxa

Derived terms

References

  • “antefixus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “antefixus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
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