aequilavium
Latin
Etymology
Perhaps aequus (“equal; even”) + lavō (“wash”) + -ium, describing how wool loses half it weight after washing.[1] Compare to the semantically similar solox.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ae̯.kʷiˈla.wi.um/, [ae̯.kᶣɪˈɫa.wi.ũ]
Noun
aequilavium n (genitive aequilaviī or aequilavī); second declension
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | aequilavium | aequilavia |
| Genitive | aequilaviī aequilavī1 |
aequilaviōrum |
| Dative | aequilaviō | aequilaviīs |
| Accusative | aequilavium | aequilavia |
| Ablative | aequilaviō | aequilaviīs |
| Vocative | aequilavium | aequilavia |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References
- aequilavium in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- aequilavium in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- aequilavium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- aequilavium in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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