antiquus

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *antīkʷos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti-h₃kʷós (“appearing before, having prior aspect”), from *h₂énti (locative singular of *h₂ent- (“front, front side”)) + *h₃ekʷ- (“eye; to see”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /anˈtiː.kʷus/, [anˈtiː.kʷʊs]
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Adjective

antīquus (feminine antīqua, neuter antīquum); first/second declension

  1. old, ancient
  2. aged
  3. time-honoured, bygone
  4. simple, venerable
  5. classic, traditional, essential

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative antīquus antīqua antīquum antīquī antīquae antīqua
Genitive antīquī antīquae antīquī antīquōrum antīquārum antīquōrum
Dative antīquō antīquae antīquō antīquīs antīquīs antīquīs
Accusative antīquum antīquam antīquum antīquōs antīquās antīqua
Ablative antīquō antīquā antīquō antīquīs antīquīs antīquīs
Vocative antīque antīqua antīquum antīquī antīquae antīqua

Descendants

References
  • antiquus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • antiquus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • antiquus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • antiquus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • in old days, in the olden time: antiquis temporibus
    • to restore a man to his former position: aliquem in antiquum statum, in pristinum restituere
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