Superaequum
Latin
Etymology
Said to be a calque of Paelignian [Term?] for "above the plain"; first element from super (“above”), second element could possibly be from a late Proto-Indo-European substrate *aikwo (“plain”), though the kw > p typical of Italic languages would be expected; perhaps borrowed through Messapic. Compare the Italic placenames Aecae Aeculanum, Aequum Tuticum, and Aequum in Illyria.
Proper noun
Superaequum n sg (genitive Superaequī); second declension
- A town of the Paeligni
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Superaequum |
| genitive | Superaequī |
| dative | Superaequō |
| accusative | Superaequum |
| ablative | Superaequō |
| vocative | Superaequum |
| locative | Superaequī |
Derived terms
- Superaequānus
References
- “Superaequum”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Ribezzo, “Roma delle Origini, Sabini e Sabelli”, RIGI XIV 1930
- DNGI: Dizionario dei nomi geografici italiani, TEA, Torino 1992, p. 127