aequo

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) 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. I make equal to something else.
2. I compare; I place on equal footing with.
3. I make level or smooth.
4. I make fair or right.
5. I 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	aequāvit	aequāvimus	aequāvistis	aequāvērunt, aequāvēre
	pluperfect	aequāveram	aequāverās	aequāverat	aequāverāmus	aequāverātis	aequāverant
	future perfect	aequāverō	aequāveris	aequāverit	aequāverimus	aequāveritis	aequāverint
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	aequāverīs	aequāverit	aequāverīmus	aequāverītis	aequāverint
	pluperfect	aequāvissem	aequāvissēs	aequāvisset	aequāvissēmus	aequāvissētis	aequāvissent
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	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

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
• ⇒ Latin: aequātus
  • → Middle English: equaten
    • English: equate
• → Middle Dutch: īken
  • Dutch: ijken
    • Afrikaans: yk
• → Middle High German: īchen, eichen
  • German: eichen
• Old French: ever
• Old Galician-Portuguese: iguar
• Spanish: eguar, iguar

Etymology 2

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) aequō

1. dative masculine singular of aequus
2. dative neuter singular of aequus
3. ablative masculine singular of aequus
4. ablative neuter singular of aequus

Etymology 3

Noun

(deprecated template usage) aequō

1. dative singular of aequum
2. 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