tranquillus

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Latin

Etymology

Probably from an earlier *trānsquīlus (with quantitative metathesis), from trāns- + the root of quiēs.

Pronunciation

Adjective

tranquillus (feminine tranquilla, neuter tranquillum, adverb tranquillē or tranquillō); first/second-declension adjective

  1. (of the weather or similar) quiet, calm, still, tranquil
    Synonyms: misericors, mītis, placidus, quiētus, clēmēns
    Antonyms: obstreperus, clāmātōrius, trux, ferōx, atrōx, silvāticus, violēns, ācer
  2. (of a person) placid, composed, untroubled, undisturbed

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative tranquillus tranquilla tranquillum tranquillī tranquillae tranquilla
Genitive tranquillī tranquillae tranquillī tranquillōrum tranquillārum tranquillōrum
Dative tranquillō tranquillō tranquillīs
Accusative tranquillum tranquillam tranquillum tranquillōs tranquillās tranquilla
Ablative tranquillō tranquillā tranquillō tranquillīs
Vocative tranquille tranquilla tranquillum tranquillī tranquillae tranquilla

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References

  • tranquillus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • tranquillus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • tranquillus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • tranquillus”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • Julius Pokorny (1959), Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch, in 3 vols, Bern, München: Francke Verlag
  • De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 627