aequo

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Latin

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From aequus (level, equal) +‎ .

Verb

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aequō (present infinitive aequāre, perfect active aequāvī, supine aequātum); first conjugation

  1. to equalize, make equal to something else, equate
  2. to compare; to place on equal footing with
    Synonyms: comparō, contendō, cōnferō
  3. to make level or smooth
    Synonyms: adaequō, sternō, pariō
  4. to make fair or right; divide equally, apportion fairly or reasonably
    • 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 1.507–508:
      Iūra dabat lēgēsque virīs, operumque labōrem
      partibus aequābat iūstīs, aut sorte trahēbat.
      [Dido] was giving justice and laws to the men, and the labor of the projects she was dividing equally into suitable portions, or was assigning it by lot.
  5. to become equal with
Conjugation
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   Conjugation of aequō (first conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present aequō aequās aequat aequāmus aequātis aequant
imperfect aequābam aequābās aequābat aequābāmus aequābātis aequābant
future aequābō aequābis aequābit aequābimus aequābitis aequābunt
perfect aequāvī aequāvistī,
aequāstī1
aequāvit,
aequāt1
aequāvimus,
aequāmus1
aequāvistis,
aequāstis1
aequāvērunt,
aequāvēre,
aequārunt1
pluperfect aequāveram,
aequāram1
aequāverās,
aequārās1
aequāverat,
aequārat1
aequāverāmus,
aequārāmus1
aequāverātis,
aequārātis1
aequāverant,
aequārant1
future perfect aequāverō,
aequārō1
aequāveris,
aequāris1
aequāverit,
aequārit1
aequāverimus,
aequārimus1
aequāveritis,
aequāritis1
aequāverint,
aequārint1
passive present aequor aequāris,
aequāre
aequātur aequāmur aequāminī aequantur
imperfect aequābar aequābāris,
aequābāre
aequābātur aequābāmur aequābāminī aequābantur
future aequābor aequāberis,
aequābere
aequābitur aequābimur aequābiminī aequābuntur
perfect aequātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect aequātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect aequātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present aequem aequēs aequet aequēmus aequētis aequent
imperfect aequārem aequārēs aequāret aequārēmus aequārētis aequārent
perfect aequāverim,
aequārim1
aequāverīs,
aequārīs1
aequāverit,
aequārit1
aequāverīmus,
aequārīmus1
aequāverītis,
aequārītis1
aequāverint,
aequārint1
pluperfect aequāvissem,
aequāssem1
aequāvissēs,
aequāssēs1
aequāvisset,
aequāsset1
aequāvissēmus,
aequāssēmus1
aequāvissētis,
aequāssētis1
aequāvissent,
aequāssent1
passive present aequer aequēris,
aequēre
aequētur aequēmur aequēminī aequentur
imperfect aequārer aequārēris,
aequārēre
aequārētur aequārēmur aequārēminī aequārentur
perfect aequātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect aequātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present aequā aequāte
future aequātō aequātō aequātōte aequantō
passive present aequāre aequāminī
future aequātor aequātor aequantor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives aequāre aequāvisse,
aequāsse1
aequātūrum esse aequārī aequātum esse aequātum īrī
participles aequāns aequātūrus aequātus aequandus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
aequandī aequandō aequandum aequandō aequātum aequātū

1At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.

Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Asturian: iguar
  • Old Francoprovencal: eguar, eiguar
  • Old French: ever
  • Old Galician-Portuguese: iguar
  • Spanish: eguar, iguar
  • Proto-West Germanic: *īkwōn (see there for further descendants)

Etymology 2

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Adjective

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aequō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of aequus

Etymology 3

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Noun

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aequō

  1. dative/ablative singular of aequum

References

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  • aequo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • aequo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • aequo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • the water is up to, is above, the chest: aqua pectus aequat, superat
    • to raze a town to the ground: oppidum solo aequare
    • (ambiguous) to endure a thing with (the greatest) sang-froid: aequo (aequissimo) animo ferre aliquid
    • (ambiguous) justly and equitably: ex aequo et bono (Caecin. 23. 65)
    • (ambiguous) a sound judicial system: aequa iuris descriptio (Off. 2. 4. 15)
    • (ambiguous) to live with some one on an equal footing: aequo iure vivere cum aliquo
    • (ambiguous) in a favourable position: idoneo, aequo, suo (opp. iniquo) loco