subsolanus

Latin

Alternative forms

• supsolanus

Etymology

From sub- (“under, below”) +‎ sōlānus (“of the sun”), made up of sōl ("sun") + -ānus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /sub.soːˈlaː.nus/, [s̠ʊps̠oːˈɫ̪äːnʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /sub.soˈla.nus/, [subsoˈläːnus]

Adjective

subsōlānus (feminine subsōlāna, neuter subsōlānum); first/second-declension adjective

1. lying beneath the sun, eastern, oriental

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	subsōlānus	subsōlāna	subsōlānum		subsōlānī	subsōlānae	subsōlāna
genitive	subsōlānī	subsōlānae	subsōlānī		subsōlānōrum	subsōlānārum	subsōlānōrum
dative	subsōlānō	subsōlānae	subsōlānō		subsōlānīs
accusative	subsōlānum	subsōlānam	subsōlānum		subsōlānōs	subsōlānās	subsōlāna
ablative	subsōlānō	subsōlānā	subsōlānō		subsōlānīs
vocative	subsōlāne	subsōlāna	subsōlānum		subsōlānī	subsōlānae	subsōlāna

Noun

subsōlānus m (genitive subsōlānī); second declension

1. the east wind (the Latin equivalent of Ancient Greek ἀπηλιώτης (apēliṓtēs))

   Synonyms: sōlānus, apēliōtēs

Declension

Second-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	subsōlānus	subsōlānī
genitive	subsōlānī	subsōlānōrum
dative	subsōlānō	subsōlānīs
accusative	subsōlānum	subsōlānōs
ablative	subsōlānō	subsōlānīs
vocative	subsōlāne	subsōlānī

Synonyms

• (south-east wind): vulturnus, eurus

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “east wind”): favōnius, zephyrus

Further reading

• “subsolanus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “subsolanus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• subsolanus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Classical compass winds on Wikipedia