"equus" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: /ˈe.kʷus/ [Classical], [ˈɛkʊs̠] [Classical], /ˈe.kwus/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈɛːkwus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: PIE word *h₁éḱwos For Proto-Italic *ekwos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos (“horse”), cognate with Ancient Greek ἵππος (híppos), Sanskrit अश्व (áśva), Persian اسب (asb), Old Armenian էշ (ēš, “donkey”), Tocharian B yakwe, Gaulish epos. Respelt with QVV for the earlier QVO/CV in post-Augustan times on the analogy of oblique cases. Etymology templates: {{root|la|ine-pro|*h₁eḱ-}}, {{l|ine-pro|*h₁éḱwos}} *h₁éḱwos, {{PIE word|la|h₁éḱwos}} PIE word *h₁éḱwos, {{inh|la|itc-pro|*ekwos}} Proto-Italic *ekwos, {{inh|la|ine-pro|*h₁éḱwos||horse}} Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos (“horse”), {{cog|grc|ἵππος}} Ancient Greek ἵππος (híppos), {{cog|sa|अश्व|tr=áśva}} Sanskrit अश्व (áśva), {{cog|fa|اسب|tr=asb}} Persian اسب (asb), {{cog|xcl|էշ||donkey}} Old Armenian էշ (ēš, “donkey”), {{cog|txb|yakwe}} Tocharian B yakwe, {{cog|cel-gau|epos}} Gaulish epos Head templates: {{la-noun|equus<2>|f=equa}} equus m (genitive equī, feminine equa); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|equus<2>}} Forms: equī [genitive], equa [feminine], no-table-tags [table-tags], equus [nominative, singular], equī [nominative, plural], equī [genitive, singular], equōrum [genitive, plural], equō [dative, singular], equīs [dative, plural], equum [accusative, singular], equōs [accusative, plural], equō [ablative, singular], equīs [ablative, plural], eque [singular, vocative], equī [plural, vocative]
  1. a horse Tags: declension-2, masculine Categories (lifeform): Equids, Horses
    Sense id: en-equus-la-noun-mmQGwlBM Disambiguation of Equids: 51 49 Disambiguation of Horses: 50 50 Categories (other): Latin masculine nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 46 54
  2. a steed, charger Tags: declension-2, masculine Categories (lifeform): Horses, Male animals, Equids, Horses
    Sense id: en-equus-la-noun-SxYZbCzp Disambiguation of Equids: 51 49 Disambiguation of Horses: 50 50 Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin entries with topic categories using raw markup, Latin masculine nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 13 87 Disambiguation of Latin entries with topic categories using raw markup: 4 96 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 46 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: caballus, verēdus, cantērius, mannus, equos (english: Republican spelling), ecus (english: phonetic spelling) Hypernyms: iūmentum (english: when used to pull carts), armentum (english: when used to pull plows) Derived forms: Equus, equisaetum, equīsō
Related terms: equa, equārius, eques, equester, equiferus, equīle, equimulga, equīnus, equiō, equīria, equis virisque, equitārius, equitātiō, equitātus, equitium, equitō, equula, equuleus, equulus, Equus Troianus

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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          "english": "Do not trust the horse, Trojans! Whatever it is, I fear the Danaans even if they are bearing gifts.",
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          "text": "equo ne credite, Teucri! Quidquid id est, timeo Danaos et dona ferentes."
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          "roman": "quo molem hanc immanis equi statuere?",
          "text": "saepe illos aspera ponti | interclusit hiems et terruit Auster euntis; | praecipue, cum iam hic trabibus contextus acernis | staret equus, toto sonuerunt aethere nimbi.\nOften a fierce tempest of the deep cut them off and the gale scared them from going. Above all, when yonder horse now stood framed of maple-beams, storm clouds sounded throughout the sky."
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          "english": "But in our course we have traversed a mighty plain, and now it is time to unyoke the necks of our smoking steeds.",
          "ref": "Vergil, Georgicon II, 541-542 (edited and translated by H. Rushton Fairclough, Virgil with an English translation I, 1916)",
          "text": "Sed nos immensum spatiis confecimus aequor, | et iam tempus equum fumantia solvere colla."
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        "1": "txb",
        "2": "yakwe"
      },
      "expansion": "Tocharian B yakwe",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cel-gau",
        "2": "epos"
      },
      "expansion": "Gaulish epos",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "PIE word\n *h₁éḱwos\nFor Proto-Italic *ekwos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos (“horse”), cognate with Ancient Greek ἵππος (híppos), Sanskrit अश्व (áśva), Persian اسب (asb), Old Armenian էշ (ēš, “donkey”), Tocharian B yakwe, Gaulish epos. Respelt with QVV for the earlier QVO/CV in post-Augustan times on the analogy of oblique cases.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "equī",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "equa",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "equus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "equī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "equī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "equōrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "equō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "equīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "equum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "equōs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "equō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "equīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eque",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "equī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "equus<2>",
        "f": "equa"
      },
      "expansion": "equus m (genitive equī, feminine equa); second declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hypernyms": [
    {
      "english": "when used to pull carts",
      "word": "iūmentum"
    },
    {
      "english": "when used to pull plows",
      "word": "armentum"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "equus<2>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "equa"
    },
    {
      "word": "equārius"
    },
    {
      "word": "eques"
    },
    {
      "word": "equester"
    },
    {
      "word": "equiferus"
    },
    {
      "word": "equīle"
    },
    {
      "word": "equimulga"
    },
    {
      "word": "equīnus"
    },
    {
      "word": "equiō"
    },
    {
      "word": "equīria"
    },
    {
      "word": "equis virisque"
    },
    {
      "word": "equitārius"
    },
    {
      "word": "equitātiō"
    },
    {
      "word": "equitātus"
    },
    {
      "word": "equitium"
    },
    {
      "word": "equitō"
    },
    {
      "word": "equula"
    },
    {
      "word": "equuleus"
    },
    {
      "word": "equulus"
    },
    {
      "word": "Equus Troianus"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Do not trust the horse, Trojans! Whatever it is, I fear the Danaans even if they are bearing gifts.",
          "ref": "29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid II.48",
          "text": "equo ne credite, Teucri! Quidquid id est, timeo Danaos et dona ferentes."
        },
        {
          "english": "To what end have they set up this huge mass of a horse?",
          "ref": "Vergil, Aeneis II, 48 and 110-113 and 150 (edited and translated by H. Rushton Fairclough, Virgil with an English translation I, 1916)",
          "roman": "quo molem hanc immanis equi statuere?",
          "text": "saepe illos aspera ponti | interclusit hiems et terruit Auster euntis; | praecipue, cum iam hic trabibus contextus acernis | staret equus, toto sonuerunt aethere nimbi.\nOften a fierce tempest of the deep cut them off and the gale scared them from going. Above all, when yonder horse now stood framed of maple-beams, storm clouds sounded throughout the sky."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a horse"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "horse",
          "horse"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "la:Horses",
        "la:Male animals"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "But in our course we have traversed a mighty plain, and now it is time to unyoke the necks of our smoking steeds.",
          "ref": "Vergil, Georgicon II, 541-542 (edited and translated by H. Rushton Fairclough, Virgil with an English translation I, 1916)",
          "text": "Sed nos immensum spatiis confecimus aequor, | et iam tempus equum fumantia solvere colla."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a steed, charger"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "steed",
          "steed"
        ],
        [
          "charger",
          "charger"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈe.kʷus/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɛkʊs̠]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈe.kwus/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɛːkwus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "caballus"
    },
    {
      "word": "verēdus"
    },
    {
      "word": "cantērius"
    },
    {
      "word": "mannus"
    },
    {
      "english": "Republican spelling",
      "word": "equos"
    },
    {
      "english": "phonetic spelling",
      "word": "ecus"
    }
  ],
  "word": "equus"
}

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