coetaneo

See also: coetáneo and coetâneo

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin coetāneus, coaetāneus, derived from Classical Latin aetās (“age”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ko.eˈta.ne.o/
• Rhymes: -aneo
• Hyphenation: co‧e‧tà‧ne‧o

Adjective

coetaneo (feminine coetanea, masculine plural coetanei, feminine plural coetanee)

1. (of) the same age; as old as

   Marco e Giovanni sono coetanei. ― Marco and Giovanni are the same age.

2. (by extension) contemporary (of the same time period)

   Synonym: coevo

Noun

coetaneo m (plural coetanei, feminine coetanea)

1. a contemporary, a person of the same age
2. peer

Related terms

• età

Further reading

• coetaneo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /koe̯ˈtaː.ne.oː/, [koe̯ˈt̪äːneoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃeˈta.ne.o/, [t͡ʃeˈt̪äːneo]

Noun

coetāneō

1. dative/ablative singular of coetāneus