citerior

Etymology

From Latin citerior (“nearer (particularly in province names)”), comparative of citer (“on this side; near”) (from cis (“on or to this or the near side of; short of; before”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱe- (“here”)) + -ior (“suffix forming comparatives”); compare French citérieur, Italian citeriore, Spanish citerior.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /sɪˈtɪ.ə.ɹɪ.ə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /səˈtɪ.ɹi.ɚ/
• Rhymes: -ɪəɹiə(ɹ)
• Hyphenation: ci‧te‧ri‧or

Adjective

citerior (not comparable)

1. (literary) Situated on the nearer side.
   • 1827, William C[hanning] Woodbridge; Emma Willard, “Hispania or Spain”, in Universal Geography, Ancient and Modern; on the Principles of Comparison and Classification, 2nd edition, Hartford, Conn.: Published by Oliver D. Cooke & Co. J. & J. Harper, printers, OCLC 41192048, page 23:

     It [Spain] was divided by the Romans into two provinces, Citeriour and Ulteriour, nearer and farther, that is, from Rome.

   • 2000, Niko Besnier, “Morphology”, in Tuvaluan: A Polynesian Language of the Central Pacific (Descriptive Grammars), London; New York, N.Y.: Routledge, →ISBN, page 347:

     Both citerior and ulterior locations (and corresponding contact locations) are marked similarly. Complex prepositions with mua 'front' […] and tua 'back' […] can denote citerior and ulterior locations respectively, while tafa 'side' […] can denote either citerior or ulterior locations.

Adjective

citerior (neuter citerius); third declension

1. nearer
2. sooner

References

• citerior in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• citerior in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• citerior in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette