aequor

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Latin

Alternative forms

aecor

Etymology

From aequus (“flat, horizontal”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈae̯.kʷor/,
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈe.kwor/,

Noun

aequor n (genitive aequoris); third declension

even surface
even surface of the sea in its quiet state; the calm, smooth sea; the sea level
- 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 1.67–68:
  Gēns inimīca mihī Tyrrhēnum nāvigat aequor,
  Īlium in Ītaliam portāns vīctōsque Penātēs.
  A race inimical to me is sailing the calm Tyrrhenian Sea,
  bringing Ilium to Italy, along with conquered household-gods.
the sea (even when agitated by storms)
the plain

Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).

	singular	plural
nominative	aequor	aequora
genitive	aequoris	aequorum
dative	aequorī	aequoribus
accusative	aequor	aequora
ablative	aequore	aequoribus
vocative	aequor	aequora

Derived terms

aequoreus

Verb

aequor

first-person singular present passive indicative of aequō

References

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

Anagrams

quaerō

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