subterior
Latin
Etymology
Comparative of *subterus (“that is below, lower”), from subter (“below, under”, preposition) + -us (adjectival suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [sʊpˈtɛ.ri.ɔr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [subˈt̪ɛː.ri.or]
Adjective
subterior (comparative, neuter subterius, positive *subterus); third declension
Inflection
Third-declension comparative adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masc./fem. | neuter | masc./fem. | neuter | ||
| nominative | subterior | subterius | subteriōrēs | subteriōra | |
| genitive | subteriōris | subteriōrum | |||
| dative | subteriōrī | subteriōribus | |||
| accusative | subteriōrem | subterius | subteriōrēs subteriōrīs |
subteriōra | |
| ablative | subteriōre subteriōrī |
subteriōribus | |||
| vocative | subterior | subterius | subteriōrēs | subteriōra | |
References
- “subterior”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- subterior in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne, editors (1975–2013), “subterior”, in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources[1], London: Oxford University Press for the British Academy, →ISBN, →OCLC