aquilus

Latin

Etymology

Uncertain. Traditionally derived by the Romans from aqua (“water”), which is supported by Pokorny, who also adduces Aquilō (“the North wind”) as related.[1] Though the above theory is rejected by Ernout and Meillet, de Vaan finds it preferable to an alternative derivation from aquila (“eagle”) suggested by Cohen 2004: 32.[2]

Pronunciation

Adjective

aquilus (feminine aquila, neuter aquilum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. dark-colored, swarthy

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative aquilus aquila aquilum aquilī aquilae aquila
genitive aquilī aquilae aquilī aquilōrum aquilārum aquilōrum
dative aquilō aquilae aquilō aquilīs
accusative aquilum aquilam aquilum aquilōs aquilās aquila
ablative aquilō aquilā aquilō aquilīs
vocative aquile aquila aquilum aquilī aquilae aquila

Derived terms

See also

Colors in Latin · colōrēs (layout · text)
     albus, candidus, subalbus, niveus, cēreus, marmoreus, eburneus, cānus, blancus (ML.)      glaucus, rāvus, pullus, cinereus, cinerāceus, plumbeus, grīseus (ML. or NL.)      niger, āter, piceus, furvus
             ruber, rūbidus, rūfus, rubicundus, russus, rubrīcus, pūniceus, murrinus, mulleus; cocceus, coccīnus, badius              rutilus, armeniacus, aurantius, aurantiacus; fuscus, suffuscus, colōrius, cervīnus, spādīx, castaneus, aquilus, fulvus, brunneus (ML.)              flāvus, sufflāvus, flāvidus, fulvus, lūteus, gilvus, helvus, croceus, pallidus, blondinus (ML.)
             galbus, galbinus, lūridus              viridis              prasinus
             cȳaneus              caeruleus, azurīnus (ML.), caesius, blāvus (LL.)              glaucus; līvidus; venetus
             violāceus, ianthinus, balaustīnus (NL.)              ostrīnus, amethystīnus              purpureus, ātropurpureus, roseus, rosāceus

References

  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius, Indogermanisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, Tübingen: A. Francke Verlag, 1959.
  2. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “aquilus”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 49

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