antae

See also: Antae

English

Noun

antae

  1. plural of anta

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

Pokorny[1] suggests a derivation from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énHteh₂ (“door jamb”).

Pronunciation

Noun

antae f (genitive antārum); first declension (plural only)

  1. The pillars on each side of doors or at the corners of buildings

Inflection

First declension.

Case Plural
Nominative antae
Genitive antārum
Dative antīs
Accusative antās
Ablative antīs
Vocative antae

Descendants

References
  • antae in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • antae in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  1. Pokorny, Julius (1959), “anətā”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume I, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 42-43
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