antiquus

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Contents 1 Latin 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Adjective 1.2.1 Inflection 1.2.2 Related terms 1.2.3 Descendants

[edit] Latin

[edit] Etymology

From ante (“‘before, previous’”)

[edit] Adjective

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

1. old, ancient
2. aged
3. time-honoured
4. simple, classic venerable
5. gone by

[edit] Inflection

• First and second declensions (1&2).

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

• comparative: antīquior, superlative: antīquissimus

[edit] Related terms

• [[ante#Latin|ante
• antiquarius
• antīquē
• antīquitās
• antīquitus
• antīquō

[edit] Descendants

• English: antique
• Spanish: antiquismo