Aquinas

English

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈkwaɪnəs/

Proper noun

Aquinas

1. Ellipsis of Thomas Aquinas; an Italian philosopher, theologian and jurist during the 13th century.

Translations

Translations

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 阿奎那 (Ākuínà)

• Greek:

  Ancient Greek: Ἀκοι̑νας (Akoȋnas)

• Japanese: アクィナス (Akwinasu)
• Latin: Aquīnās

Latin

Etymology

From Aquīnum +‎ -ās (gentilic suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /aˈkʷiː.naːs/, [äˈkʷiːnäːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /aˈkwi.nas/, [äˈkwiːnäs]

Adjective

Aquīnās (genitive Aquīnātis); third-declension one-termination adjective

1. Of or pertaining to the city of Aquinum (modern day Aquino).

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	Aquīnās			Aquīnātēs	Aquīnātia
Genitive	Aquīnātis			Aquīnātium
Dative	Aquīnātī			Aquīnātibus
Accusative	Aquīnātem	Aquīnās		Aquīnātēs	Aquīnātia
Ablative	Aquīnātī			Aquīnātibus
Vocative	Aquīnās			Aquīnātēs	Aquīnātia

Descendants

• English: Aquinas

Proper noun

Aquīnās m sg (genitive Aquīnātis); third declension

1. Ellipsis of Thomas Aquinas; an Italian philosopher, theologian and jurist during the 13th century.

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Aquīnās
Genitive	Aquīnātis
Dative	Aquīnātī
Accusative	Aquīnātem
Ablative	Aquīnāte
Vocative	Aquīnās

References

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