antepilanus

Latin

Etymology

ante- (“before”) +‎ pīlānus (“triarius”), from pīlum (“javelin”)

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [an.tɛ.piːˈɫaː.nʊs]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [an̪.t̪e.piˈlaː.nus]

Noun

antepīlānus m (genitive antepīlānī); second declension

(military) a soldier of the first two ranks, in front of the triarii
(figurative) a competitor, a rival

Declension

Second-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	antepīlānus	antepīlānī
genitive	antepīlānī	antepīlānōrum
dative	antepīlānō	antepīlānīs
accusative	antepīlānum	antepīlānōs
ablative	antepīlānō	antepīlānīs
vocative	antepīlāne	antepīlānī

References

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