antilena
Latin
Alternative forms
- antelēna, antelīna, antellīna
Etymology
From ante + habēna. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [an.tɪˈɫeː.na]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [an.tiˈlɛː.na]
Noun
antilēna f (genitive antilēnae); first declension
- (only attested in Late Latin glosses) breast-girth (contrivance to keep a saddle from sliding back)
- Antonym: postilēna
Declension
First-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | antilēna | antilēnae |
| genitive | antilēnae | antilēnārum |
| dative | antilēnae | antilēnīs |
| accusative | antilēnam | antilēnās |
| ablative | antilēnā | antilēnīs |
| vocative | antilēna | antilēnae |
Further reading
- “antilena”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- "antilena", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- antilena, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011