aequinoctium
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Latin[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ae̯.kʷiˈnok.ti.um/, [ae̯.kᶣɪˈnɔk.t̪i.ʊ̃ˑ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /e.kwiˈnok.t͡si.um/, [ɛ.kwiˈnɔk.t͡si.um]
Noun[edit]
aequinoctium n (genitive aequinoctiī or aequinoctī); second declension
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | aequinoctium | aequinoctia |
| Genitive | aequinoctiī aequinoctī1 |
aequinoctiōrum |
| Dative | aequinoctiō | aequinoctiīs |
| Accusative | aequinoctium | aequinoctia |
| Ablative | aequinoctiō | aequinoctiīs |
| Vocative | aequinoctium | aequinoctia |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Descendants[edit]
- → German: Äquinoktium
- Italian: equinozio
- Old French: equinoce
- Portuguese: equinócio
- Spanish: equinoccio
References[edit]
- aequinoctium in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- aequinoctium in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- aequinoctium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- aequinoctium in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- aequinoctium in Richard Stillwell et al., editor (1976) The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites, Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press