Aquila
Translingual
Proper noun
Aquila f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Accipitridae. Circumscription and placement of the genus will depend on taxonomic point of view.
- The eagles belong to the genus Aquila.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Reptilia - class; Aves - subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Neoaves - superorder; Accipitriformes - order; Accipitridae - family; Aquilinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Aquila adalberti, Aquila africana, Aquila audax, Aquila chrysaetos, Aquila clanga, Aquila fasciata, Aquila gurneyi, Aquila hastata, Aquila heliaca, Aquila nipalensis, Aquila pomarina, Aquila rapax, Aquila spilogaster, Aquila verreauxii, Aquila wahlbergi - species
References
Aquila on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Aquila on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Aquila on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
English
Proper noun
Aquila
- (astronomy) A summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble an eagle. It includes the star Altair.
- An early Christian, the husband of Priscilla.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), imprinted at London: By Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, 2 Timothy 4:19:
- Salute Prisca and Aquila, and the household of Onesiphorus.
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Latin
Proper noun
Aquila m (genitive Aquilae); first declension
- A male given name
- A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
- Pontius Aquila, a Roman tribune
Inflection
First declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | Aquila | Aquilae |
Genitive | Aquilae | Aquilārum |
Dative | Aquilae | Aquilīs |
Accusative | Aquilam | Aquilās |
Ablative | Aquilā | Aquilīs |
Vocative | Aquila | Aquilae |
References
- Aquila in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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