Tanaquil

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Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Etruscan 𐌈𐌀𐌍𐌙𐌅𐌉𐌋 (θanχvil).

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

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[edit]

Third-declension noun, singular only.

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

Descendants[edit]

  • English: Tanaquil
  • Italian: Tanaquil, Tanaquilla

References[edit]

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