aequo

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈae̯.kʷoː/, [ˈäe̯kʷoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈe.kwo/, [ˈɛːkwo]

Etymology 1

From aequus (“level, equal”) +‎ -ō.

Verb

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

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

• adaequō
• aequābilis
• aequābiliter
• aequābilitās
• aequālis
• aequāliter
• aequālitās
• aequātiō
• aequātus
• coaequō
• exaequō
• inaequō
• peraequō

 

Related terms

• aequē
• aequitās
• aequiter
• aequor
• aequum
• aequus

Descendants

• Asturian: iguar
• Old Francoprovencal: eguar, eiguar
  • Franco-Provençal: égouar
• Old French: ever
• Old Galician-Portuguese: iguar
  • Galician: igar
• Spanish: eguar, iguar
• → Proto-West Germanic: *īkwōn (see there for further descendants)

Etymology 2

Adjective

aequō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of aequus

Etymology 3

Noun

aequō

1. dative/ablative singular of aequum

References

• “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