aemulus

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Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *aimelos, from *aimos (“imitation”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eym- (“to imitate”). Cognate with Hittite 𒄭𒅎𒈠𒀸 c (ḫi-im-ma-aš /⁠ḫimmaš⁠/, “substitute, imitation”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

aemulus (feminine aemula, neuter aemulum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. striving to equal or excel, rivaling
  2. in a bad sense, envious, jealous

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative aemulus aemula aemulum aemulī aemulae aemula
Genitive aemulī aemulae aemulī aemulōrum aemulārum aemulōrum
Dative aemulō aemulō aemulīs
Accusative aemulum aemulam aemulum aemulōs aemulās aemula
Ablative aemulō aemulā aemulō aemulīs
Vocative aemule aemula aemulum aemulī aemulae aemula

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Descendants

References

  • “aemulus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “aemulus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • aemulus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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