aquiline

English

WOTD - 11 November 2006    

Aquiline

Etymology

From Latin aquilīnus, from aquila (“eagle”)

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈæk.wɪ.laɪn/

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Adjective

aquiline (comparative more aquiline, superlative most aquiline)

1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of eagles.

   Frank's aquiline nose jutted out from underneath his glasses.

Translations

of, pertaining to, or characteristic of eagles

Bulgarian: орлов (bg) Catalan: aguilenc (ca), aquilí (ca) Georgian: არწივისებრი (ka), კეხიანი (ka) German: adlerhaft (de), Adler- (de) (prefix)

Italian: aquilino (it) m. Manx: shawkagh (gv), shawkoil (gv) Russian: орлиный (ru) (orlínyj) Spanish: aguileño (es)

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Italian

Adjective

aquiline f.

1. Feminine plural form of aquilino

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Latin

Adjective

aquilīne

1. vocative masculine singular of aquilīnus