"eques" meaning in Latin

See eques in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈɛ.kʷɛs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈɛː.kʷes] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *HéHḱus Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos Proto-Italic *ekwos Latin equus Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- Latin -es Latin eques From equus (“horse”) + -es (“-faring”). Compare pedes, mīles for similar formations. Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:af|equus<t:horse>|-es<t:-faring><id:t-stem>|text=+|title=eques|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *HéHḱus Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos Proto-Italic *ekwos Latin equus Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- Latin -es Latin eques [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*ekwos", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "equus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "id" : "t-stem", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₁ey-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-es", "gloss" : "-faring", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "eques", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="eques"> From equus (“horse”) + -es (“-faring”). Head templates: {{la-noun|eques/equit<3>|g=m}} eques m (genitive equitis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|eques/equit<3>}} Forms: equitis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], eques [nominative, singular], equitēs [nominative, plural], equitis [genitive, singular], equitum [genitive, plural], equitī [dative, singular], equitibus [dative, plural], equitem [accusative, singular], equitēs [accusative, plural], equite [ablative, singular], equitibus [ablative, plural], eques [singular, vocative], equitēs [plural, vocative]
  1. horseman, cavalryman, rider Tags: declension-3, masculine
    Sense id: en-eques-la-noun-3Bd19gA5 Categories (other): Occupations Disambiguation of Occupations: 50 4 10 25 11
  2. knight Tags: declension-3, masculine
    Sense id: en-eques-la-noun-zh2AHRUt
  3. equite, eques, equestrian (class) Tags: declension-3, masculine
    Sense id: en-eques-la-noun-2sY2ZCyc
  4. (Late Latin, chess) knight Tags: Late-Latin, declension-3, masculine
    Sense id: en-eques-la-noun-zh2AHRUt1 Categories (other): Late Latin, Chess, Latin entries with etymology texts, Latin entries with etymology trees, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the third declension, Latin terms suffixed with -es (t-stem), Chess, Male people Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology texts: 6 5 5 79 5 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology trees: 6 5 5 79 5 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 4 3 5 84 5 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the third declension: 15 19 15 33 18 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -es (t-stem): 8 8 11 62 11 Disambiguation of Chess: 0 0 0 100 0 Disambiguation of Male people: 21 9 9 52 9 Topics: board-games, chess, games
  5. (in the plural) Equestrian order Tags: declension-3, in-plural, masculine
    Sense id: en-eques-la-noun-obFhU9p3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: equitulus [New-Latin, diminutive, rare], equitō
Categories (other): Feudalism, Military Disambiguation of Feudalism: 0 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Military: 0 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

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