veterior
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [wɛˈtɛ.ri.ɔr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [veˈtɛː.ri.or]
- Hyphenation: ve‧te‧ri‧or
Adjective
veterior (comparative, neuter veterius); third declension
- comparative degree of vetus
Declension
Third-declension comparative adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masc./fem. | neuter | masc./fem. | neuter | ||
| nominative | veterior | veterius | veteriōrēs | veteriōra | |
| genitive | veteriōris | veteriōrum | |||
| dative | veteriōrī | veteriōribus | |||
| accusative | veteriōrem | veterius | veteriōrēs veteriōrīs |
veteriōra | |
| ablative | veteriōre veteriōrī |
veteriōribus | |||
| vocative | veterior | veterius | veteriōrēs | veteriōra | |
Further reading
- “veterior”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.