Tanaquil

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Etruscan 𐌈𐌀𐌍𐌙𐌅𐌉𐌋 (θanχvil).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈta.na.kʷiːl/, [ˈt̪änäkʷiːɫ̪] or IPA^(key): /ˈta.na.kʷil/, [ˈt̪änäkʷɪɫ̪]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈta.na.kwil/, [ˈt̪äːnäkwil]

Proper noun

Tanaquī̆l f sg (genitive Tanaquīlis); third declension

1. a female given name from Etruscan, equivalent to English Tanaquil, notably borne by the wife of Tarquinius Priscus

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Tanaquī̆l
Genitive	Tanaquīlis
Dative	Tanaquīlī
Accusative	Tanaquīlem
Ablative	Tanaquīle
Vocative	Tanaquī̆l

Descendants

• English: Tanaquil
• Italian: Tanaquil, Tanaquilla

References

• Tanaquil in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.