antepono

See also: antepoño

Latin

Etymology

From ante- +‎ pōnō.

Pronunciation

Verb

antepōnō (present infinitive antepōnere, perfect active anteposuī, supine antepositum); third conjugation

  1. to put or place in front of
  2. (figuratively) to prefer

Conjugation

Descendants

  • French: antéposer
  • Galician: antepoñer, antepor
  • Italian: anteporre
  • Portuguese: antepor
  • Romanian: antepune
  • Sicilian: antipùniri
  • Spanish: anteponer

References

  • antepono”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • antepono”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • antepono in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.