antecedens, (gen.), antecedentis:
Adjective · 3rd declension · variant: 1st · comparison: positive
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
foregoing, preceding; former; prior; previously existent, pre-existing;
Inflections
positive
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | — | antecedentia |
| Acc. | antecedens | antecedentia |
| Voc. | — | antecedentia |
Examples
- L
Liber I
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from DE BENEFICIIS
"...quantis sint liberati malis, et lenocinium est muneris antecedens metus. Nec tamen ideo debemus tardius quemquam seruare, quam..." - G
Liber III
Gaius Julius Caesar from COMMENTARIORUM LIBRI III DE BELLO CIVILI
"...quibus Domitius certior factus vix IIII horarum spatio antecedens hostium beneficio periculum vitavit et ad Aeginium, quod..." - P
Dialogus de Oratoribus
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from Minor Works
"...vicesimo Asinius Pollio C. Catonem, non multum aetate antecedens Calvus Vatinium iis orationibus insecuti sunt, quas hodieque..."