subitaneus

Latin

Etymology

Derived from subitus (“sudden, unforeseen”) +‎ -āneus.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /su.biˈtaː.ne.us/, [s̠ʊbɪˈt̪äːneʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /su.biˈta.ne.us/, [subiˈt̪äːneus]

Adjective

subitāneus (feminine subitānea, neuter subitāneum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. sudden, unexpected

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative subitāneus subitānea subitāneum subitāneī subitāneae subitānea
Genitive subitāneī subitāneae subitāneī subitāneōrum subitāneārum subitāneōrum
Dative subitāneō subitāneō subitāneīs
Accusative subitāneum subitāneam subitāneum subitāneōs subitāneās subitānea
Ablative subitāneō subitāneā subitāneō subitāneīs
Vocative subitānee subitānea subitāneum subitāneī subitāneae subitānea

Descendants
  • Italian: subitaneo
  • Old French: sodein
  • Portuguese: subitâneo
  • Sicilian: subbitàniu
  • Spanish: subitáneo
  • → English: subitaneous

References
  • “subitaneus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • subitaneus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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