equus

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Contents 1 Latin 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Inflection 1.4.2 Synonyms 1.4.3 Derived terms 1.4.4 Related terms 1.4.5 Descendants

[edit] Latin

[edit] Alternative spellings

• equos (till the middle of the first century B.C.)
• ecus (the regular development, later remodeled to equus on the analogy of the stem equ- as remained, e.g., in the genitive equi.)

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos (“‘horse’”). Cognates include Ancient Greek ἵππος (hippos), Sanskrit अश्व (áśva) and Armenian էշ (ēš), “‘donkey’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /'e.kwus/
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[edit] Noun

equus (genitive equī); m, second declension

1. A horse
   • from the Aeneid (II, 49) by Virgil

     Equo ne credite, Teucri! Quidquid id est, timeo Danaos et dona ferentes.

     Do not trust the horse, Trojans! Whatever it is, I fear the Danaans even if they are bearing gifts.

2. A steed, charger

[edit] Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	equus	equī
genitive	equī	equōrum
dative	equō	equīs
accusative	equum	equōs
ablative	equō	equīs
vocative	eque	equī

[edit] Synonyms

• caballus, form used in Vulgar Latin.

[edit] Derived terms

• equisaetum

[edit] Related terms

equa equārius eques equester equiferus equīle equimulga

equīnus equiō equīria equis virisque equīso equitārius equitātiō

equitātus equitium equitō equula equuleus equulus Equus Troianus

[edit] Descendants

• Translingual: Equus