Adjective: anterior
Hyphenation:
Declension: Third
Nominative
| Singular masc. | anterior |
| Singular fem. | anterior |
| Singular neut. | anterius |
| Plural masc. | anteriōrēs |
| Plural fem. | anteriōrēs |
| Plural neut. | anteriōra |
Genitive
| Singular masc. | anteriōris |
| Singular fem. | anteriōris |
| Singular neut. | anteriōris |
| Plural masc. | anteriōrum |
| Plural fem. | anteriōrum |
| Plural neut. | anteriōrum |
Dative
| Singular masc. | anteriōrī |
| Singular fem. | anteriōrī |
| Singular neut. | anteriōrī |
| Plural masc. | anteriōribus |
| Plural fem. | anteriōribus |
| Plural neut. | anteriōribus |
Accusative
| Singular masc. | anteriōrem |
| Singular fem. | anteriōrem |
| Singular neut. | anterius |
| Plural masc. | anteriōrēs; anteriōrīs |
| Plural fem. | anteriōrēs; anteriōrīs |
| Plural neut. | anteriōra |
Ablative
| Singular masc. | anteriōre; anteriōrī |
| Singular fem. | anteriōre; anteriōrī |
| Singular neut. | anteriōre; anteriōrī |
| Plural masc. | anteriōribus |
| Plural fem. | anteriōribus |
| Plural neut. | anteriōribus |
Vocative
| Singular masc. | anterior |
| Singular fem. | anterior |
| Singular neut. | anterius |
| Plural masc. | anteriōrēs |
| Plural fem. | anteriōrēs |
| Plural neut. | anteriōra |
Comparison
Sample Sentences
Adjectives inflected like anterior
senior,
īnferior,
anterior,
sequior,
parvior,
vīnōsior,
gravior,
posterior,
subterior,
minor,
major,
pejor,
dissimilior,
ulterior,
alsior,
propior,
potior,
Etymology
Comparative form of lost adjective *anterus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énteros. Related to ante. Alternatively, built on ante in analogy to posterior (“which comes after”).
Verbs referencing "anterior"
Catalan Adjectives
anterior, Galician Adjectives
anterior, German Adjectives
anterior, Romanian Adjectives
anterior, Italian Adjectives
anteriore, French Adjectives
antérograde, Finnish Adjectives
anteriorinen.
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