Esquilinus mons
Latin
Alternative forms
- Esquilīnus
- Esquilīnus collis
Etymology
From Esquilīnus (“of Esquiliae”) + mons, from Esquiliae + -īnus.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɛs.kʷɪˈliː.nʊs ˈmõːs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [es.kʷiˈliː.nus ˈmɔns]
Proper noun
Esquilīnus mons m sg (genitive Esquilīnī montis); third declension
- the Esquiline Hill, one of the seven hills of Rome
- Synonym: Esquiliae
- Coordinate terms: Aventīnus mons, Caelius mons, Capitōlium (Capitōlīnus mons), Palātium (Palātīnus mons), Quirinālis collis, Viminālis collis
Declension
Second-declension adjective with a third-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Esquilīnus mons |
| genitive | Esquilīnī montis |
| dative | Esquilīnō montī |
| accusative | Esquilīnum montem |
| ablative | Esquilīnō monte |
| vocative | Esquilīne mons |
Descendants
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Further reading
- mons Esquilinus mons in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “mons Esquilīnus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press