aquilegus

Latin

Etymology

From aqua (“water”) +‎ -legus (suffix indicating a gathering role).

Pronunciation

Adjective

aquilegus (feminine aquilega, neuter aquilegum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. water-collecting, water-drawing
    • c. 160 CE – c. 225 CE, Tertullian, de anima 33.7:
      Nam et quī labōribus atque servitiīs pūniendī in asinōs utique et mūlōs recorporābuntur, quantum sibi dē pistrīnīs et aquilegīs rotīs grātulābuntur, sī metallōrum et ergastulōrum et operum pūblicōrum ipsōrumque carcerum, licet ōtiōsōrum, recordentur!
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative aquilegus aquilega aquilegum aquilegī aquilegae aquilega
genitive aquilegī aquilegae aquilegī aquilegōrum aquilegārum aquilegōrum
dative aquilegō aquilegae aquilegō aquilegīs
accusative aquilegum aquilegam aquilegum aquilegōs aquilegās aquilega
ablative aquilegō aquilegā aquilegō aquilegīs
vocative aquilege aquilega aquilegum aquilegī aquilegae aquilega

Noun

aquilegus m (genitive aquilegī); second declension

  1. conduit-master, water-inspector
    Synonym: aquilex

Declension

Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative aquilegus aquilegī
genitive aquilegī aquilegōrum
dative aquilegō aquilegīs
accusative aquilegum aquilegōs
ablative aquilegō aquilegīs
vocative aquilege aquilegī

References

  • “aquilegus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • aquilegus in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 1, Hahnsche Buchhandlung
  • aquilegus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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