aequator
See also: æquator
Latin
Etymology
aequō (“to make equal”) + -tor (“-er”)
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ae̯ˈkʷaː.tor/, [äe̯ˈkʷäːt̪ɔr]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /eˈkwa.tor/, [eˈkwäːt̪or]
Noun
aequātor m (genitive aequātōris); third declension
- coin inspector or assayer
- (Medieval Latin) equalizer
- (Medieval Latin) equator
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | aequātor | aequātōrēs |
| Genitive | aequātōris | aequātōrum |
| Dative | aequātōrī | aequātōribus |
| Accusative | aequātōrem | aequātōrēs |
| Ablative | aequātōre | aequātōribus |
| Vocative | aequātor | aequātōrēs |
Derived terms
- aequātor monētae
Descendants
- English: equator, Ecuador
- German: Äquator
- Luxembourgish: Äquator
- Portuguese: equador, Equador
- Russian: эква́тор m (ekvátor)
- Spanish: ecuador, Ecuador
Verb
aequātor
- second/third-person singular future passive imperative of aequō
References
- aequator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne, editors (1975–2013), “aequator”, in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources, London: Oxford University Press for the British Academy, →ISBN, OCLC 1369101