equa

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.kwa/
• Rhymes: -ɛkwa
• Hyphenation: è‧qua

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

equa

1. feminine singular of equo

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

equa

1. inflection of equare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Latin

Etymology

From equus (“horse”) +‎ -a (feminine suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈe.kʷa/, [ˈɛkʷä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈe.kwa/, [ˈɛːkwä]

Noun

equa f (genitive equae, masculine equus); first declension

1. a mare (female horse)

Declension

First-declension noun (dative/ablative plural in -īs or -ābus).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	equa	equae
Genitive	equae	equārum
Dative	equae	equīs equābus
Accusative	equam	equās
Ablative	equā	equīs equābus
Vocative	equa	equae

Related terms

• equārius
• eques
• equester
• equiferus
• equīle
• equimulga
• equīnus
• equiō
• equīria
• equis virisque
• equīso
• equitārius
• equitātiō
• equitātus
• equitium
• equitō
• equula
• equuleus
• equulus
• equus
• Equus Troianus

Descendants

• Balkan Romance:
  • Aromanian: eapã, iapã
  • Romanian: iapă
• Rhaeto-Romance:
  • Romansch: iefna
• Northern Gallo-Romance:
  • Franco-Provençal: èga
  • Old French: ewe, ive, iewe
• Southern Gallo-Romance:
  • Catalan: egua, euga
  • Occitan: èga
• Ibero-Romance:
  • Asturian: yegua, egua
  • Old Galician-Portuguese: egua, egoa
    • Galician: egua
    • Portuguese: égua
  • Old Spanish: yegua
    • Spanish: yegua
• Insular Romance:
  • Sardinian: ebba (Logudorese), ègua (Campidanese)

References

• “equa”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “equa”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• equa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.