Aquinas

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Aquinas.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Aquinas

  1. Ellipsis of Thomas Aquinas; an Italian philosopher, theologian and jurist during the 13th century.

Translations

Latin

Etymology

From Aquīnum +‎ -ās (gentilic suffix).

Pronunciation

Adjective

Aquīnās (genitive Aquīnātis); third-declension one-termination adjective

  1. Of or pertaining to the city of Aquinum (modern day Aquino).

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative Aquīnās Aquīnātēs Aquīnātia
genitive Aquīnātis Aquīnātium
dative Aquīnātī Aquīnātibus
accusative Aquīnātem Aquīnās Aquīnātēs Aquīnātia
ablative Aquīnātī Aquīnātibus
vocative Aquīnās Aquīnātēs Aquīnātia

Descendants

  • English: Aquinas

Proper noun

Aquīnās m sg (genitive Aquīnātis); third declension

  1. Ellipsis of Thomas Aquinas; an Italian philosopher, theologian and jurist during the 13th century.

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

References

  • Aquīnās in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.