antepono

See also: antepoño

Latin

Etymology

From ante- +‎ pōnō.

Pronunciation

Verb

antepōnō (present infinitive antepōnere, perfect active anteposuī or anteposīvī, supine antepositum or antepostum); third conjugation

  1. to put or place in front of
  2. (figuratively) to prefer

Conjugation

   Conjugation of antepōnō (third conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present antepōnō antepōnis antepōnit antepōnimus antepōnitis antepōnunt
imperfect antepōnēbam antepōnēbās antepōnēbat antepōnēbāmus antepōnēbātis antepōnēbant
future antepōnam antepōnēs antepōnet antepōnēmus antepōnētis antepōnent
perfect anteposuī,
anteposīvī 		anteposuistī,
anteposīvistī,
anteposīstī1 		anteposuit,
anteposīvit,
anteposīt1 		anteposuimus,
anteposīvimus,
anteposīmus1 		anteposuistis,
anteposīvistis,
anteposīstis1 		anteposuērunt,
anteposuēre,
anteposīvērunt,
anteposīrunt,
anteposīvēre1
pluperfect anteposueram,
anteposīveram,
anteposīram1 		anteposuerās,
anteposīverās,
anteposīrās1 		anteposuerat,
anteposīverat,
anteposīrat1 		anteposuerāmus,
anteposīverāmus,
anteposīrāmus1 		anteposuerātis,
anteposīverātis,
anteposīrātis1 		anteposuerant,
anteposīverant,
anteposīrant1
future perfect anteposuerō,
anteposīverō,
anteposīrō1 		anteposueris,
anteposīveris,
anteposīris1 		anteposuerit,
anteposīverit,
anteposīrit1 		anteposuerimus,
anteposīverimus,
anteposīrimus1 		anteposueritis,
anteposīveritis,
anteposīritis1 		anteposuerint,
anteposīverint,
anteposīrint1
passive present antepōnor antepōneris,
antepōnere 		antepōnitur antepōnimur antepōniminī antepōnuntur
imperfect antepōnēbar antepōnēbāris,
antepōnēbāre 		antepōnēbātur antepōnēbāmur antepōnēbāminī antepōnēbantur
future antepōnar antepōnēris,
antepōnēre 		antepōnētur antepōnēmur antepōnēminī antepōnentur
perfect antepositus or antepostus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect antepositus or antepostus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect antepositus or antepostus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present antepōnam antepōnās antepōnat antepōnāmus antepōnātis antepōnant
imperfect antepōnerem antepōnerēs antepōneret antepōnerēmus antepōnerētis antepōnerent
perfect anteposuerim,
anteposīverim,
anteposīrim1 		anteposuerīs,
anteposīverīs,
anteposīrīs1 		anteposuerit,
anteposīverit,
anteposīrit1 		anteposuerīmus,
anteposīverīmus,
anteposīrīmus1 		anteposuerītis,
anteposīverītis,
anteposīrītis1 		anteposuerint,
anteposīverint,
anteposīrint1
pluperfect anteposuissem,
anteposīvissem,
anteposīssem1 		anteposuissēs,
anteposīvissēs,
anteposīssēs1 		anteposuisset,
anteposīvisset,
anteposīsset1 		anteposuissēmus,
anteposīvissēmus,
anteposīssēmus1 		anteposuissētis,
anteposīvissētis,
anteposīssētis1 		anteposuissent,
anteposīvissent,
anteposīssent1
passive present antepōnar antepōnāris,
antepōnāre 		antepōnātur antepōnāmur antepōnāminī antepōnantur
imperfect antepōnerer antepōnerēris,
antepōnerēre 		antepōnerētur antepōnerēmur antepōnerēminī antepōnerentur
perfect antepositus or antepostus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect antepositus or antepostus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — antepōne — — antepōnite —
future — antepōnitō antepōnitō — antepōnitōte antepōnuntō
passive present — antepōnere — — antepōniminī —
future — antepōnitor antepōnitor — — antepōnuntor
non-finite forms infinitive participle
active passive active passive
present antepōnere antepōnī antepōnēns —
future antepositūrum esse,
antepostūrum esse 		antepositum īrī,
antepostum īrī 		antepositūrus,
antepostūrus 		antepōnendus,
antepōnundus
perfect anteposuisse,
anteposīvisse,
anteposīsse1 		antepositum esse,
antepostum esse 		— antepositus,
antepostus
future perfect — antepositum fore,
antepostum fore 		— —
perfect potential antepositūrum fuisse,
antepostūrum fuisse 		— — —
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
antepōnendī antepōnendō antepōnendum antepōnendō antepositum,
antepostum 		antepositū,
antepostū

1At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.

Descendants

  • French: antéposer
  • Galician: antepoñer, antepor
  • Italian: anteporre
  • Portuguese: antepor
  • Romanian: antepune
  • Sicilian: antipùniri
  • Spanish: anteponer

References

  • “antepono”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “antepono”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • “antepono”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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