subitaneus

== Latin == === Etymology === Derived from subitus (“sudden, unforeseen”) +‎ -āneus. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [sʊ.bɪˈtaː.ne.ʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [su.biˈtaː.ne.us] === Adjective === subitāneus (feminine subitānea, neuter subitāneum); first/second-declension adjective sudden, unexpected ==== Declension ==== First/second-declension adjective. ==== Descendants ==== Italian: subitano, subitaneo Old French: sodeinFrench: soudain→ Middle English: sodeyn, sodainEnglish: sudden Portuguese: subitâneo, Portuguese: supetão 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.