aquilus

Latin

Etymology

Pokorny suggests a derivation, along with Aquilo (the North wind), from aqua.[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈa.kʷi.lus/, [ˈa.kᶣɪ.ɫʊs]

Adjective

aquilus (feminine aquila, neuter aquilum); first/second declension

  1. dark-coloured, swarthy

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative aquilus aquila aquilum aquilī aquilae aquila
Genitive aquilī aquilae aquilī aquilōrum aquilārum aquilōrum
Dative aquilō aquilae aquilō aquilīs aquilīs aquilīs
Accusative aquilum aquilam aquilum aquilōs aquilās aquila
Ablative aquilō aquilā aquilō aquilīs aquilīs aquilīs
Vocative aquile aquila aquilum aquilī aquilae aquila

Derived terms

  • subaquilus

References

  1. Pokorny, Julius, Indogermanisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, Tübingen: A. Francke Verlag, 1959.
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