aequo
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈae̯.kʷoː/, [ˈäe̯kʷoː]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈe.kwo/, [ˈɛːkwo]
Etymology 1
From aequus (“level, equal”) + -ō.
Verb
aequō (present infinitive aequāre, perfect active aequāvī, supine aequātum); first conjugation
- I equalize, make equal to something else.
- I compare; I place on equal footing with.
- Synonyms: comparō, contendō, cōnferō
- I make level or smooth.
- Synonyms: adaequō, sternō, pariō
- I make fair or right.
- I become equal with.
Conjugation
Conjugation of aequō (first conjugation) | |||||||
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indicative | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
active | present | aequō | aequās | aequat | aequāmus | aequātis | aequant |
imperfect | aequābam | aequābās | aequābat | aequābāmus | aequābātis | aequābant | |
future | aequābō | aequābis | aequābit | aequābimus | aequābitis | aequābunt | |
perfect | aequāvī | aequāvistī | aequāvit | aequāvimus | aequāvistis | aequāvērunt, aequāvēre | |
pluperfect | aequāveram | aequāverās | aequāverat | aequāverāmus | aequāverātis | aequāverant | |
future perfect | aequāverō | aequāveris | aequāverit | aequāverimus | aequāveritis | aequāverint | |
passive | present | aequor | aequāris, aequāre | aequātur | aequāmur | aequāminī | aequantur |
imperfect | aequābar | aequābāris, aequābāre | aequābātur | aequābāmur | aequābāminī | aequābantur | |
future | aequābor | aequāberis, aequābere | aequābitur | aequābimur | aequābiminī | aequābuntur | |
perfect | aequātus + present active indicative of sum | ||||||
pluperfect | aequātus + imperfect active indicative of sum | ||||||
future perfect | aequātus + future active indicative of sum | ||||||
subjunctive | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
active | present | aequem | aequēs | aequet | aequēmus | aequētis | aequent |
imperfect | aequārem | aequārēs | aequāret | aequārēmus | aequārētis | aequārent | |
perfect | aequāverim | aequāverīs | aequāverit | aequāverīmus | aequāverītis | aequāverint | |
pluperfect | aequāvissem | aequāvissēs | aequāvisset | aequāvissēmus | aequāvissētis | aequāvissent | |
passive | present | aequer | aequēris, aequēre | aequētur | aequēmur | aequēminī | aequentur |
imperfect | aequārer | aequārēris, aequārēre | aequārētur | aequārēmur | aequārēminī | aequārentur | |
perfect | aequātus + present active subjunctive of sum | ||||||
pluperfect | aequātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum | ||||||
imperative | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
active | present | — | aequā | — | — | aequāte | — |
future | — | aequātō | aequātō | — | aequātōte | aequantō | |
passive | present | — | aequāre | — | — | aequāminī | — |
future | — | aequātor | aequātor | — | — | aequantor | |
non-finite forms | active | passive | |||||
present | perfect | future | present | perfect | future | ||
infinitives | aequāre | aequāvisse | aequātūrum esse | aequārī | aequātum esse | aequātum īrī | |
participles | aequāns | — | aequātūrus | — | aequātus | aequandus | |
verbal nouns | gerund | supine | |||||
genitive | dative | accusative | ablative | accusative | ablative | ||
aequandī | aequandō | aequandum | aequandō | aequātum | aequātū |
Derived terms
- adaequō
- aequābilis
- aequābilitās
- aequābiliter
- aequālis
- aequālitās
- aequāliter
- aequātiō
- aequātus
- coaequō
- exaequō
- inaequō
- peraequō
Related terms
- aequē
- aequitās
- aequiter
- aequor
- aequum
- aequus
Descendants
- Asturian: iguar
- ⇒ Latin: aequātus
- → Middle English: equaten
- English: equate
- → Middle English: equaten
- → Middle Dutch: īken
- Dutch: ijken
- → Middle High German: īchen, eichen
- German: eichen
- Old Francoprovencal: eguar, eiguar
- Franco-Provençal: égouar
- Old French: ever
- Old Portuguese: iguar
- Galician: igar
- Spanish: eguar, iguar
Adjective
aequō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of aequus
Noun
aequō
- dative/ablative singular of aequum
References
- “aequo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “aequo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- aequo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- the water is up to, is above, the chest: aqua pectus aequat, superat
- to raze a town to the ground: oppidum solo aequare
- (ambiguous) to endure a thing with (the greatest) sang-froid: aequo (aequissimo) animo ferre aliquid
- (ambiguous) justly and equitably: ex aequo et bono (Caecin. 23. 65)
- (ambiguous) a sound judicial system: aequa iuris descriptio (Off. 2. 4. 15)
- (ambiguous) to live with some one on an equal footing: aequo iure vivere cum aliquo
- (ambiguous) in a favourable position: idoneo, aequo, suo (opp. iniquo) loco
- the water is up to, is above, the chest: aqua pectus aequat, superat