aequilibrium
See also: æquilibrium
Latin
Etymology
From aequilībris (“level, horizontal”) + -ium, from aequus (“equal”) + lībra (“level, line; balance”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ae̯.kʷiˈliː.bri.um/, [ae̯.kᶣɪˈliː.bri.ũ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ɛ.kwiˈli.bri.um/, [ɛ.kwiˈliː.bri.um]
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Noun
aequilībrium n (genitive aequilībriī); second declension
- A level or horizontal position, equilibrium.
- (figuratively) A perfect equality, reciprocity.
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | aequilībrium | aequilībria |
| Genitive | aequilībriī aequilībrī1 |
aequilībriōrum |
| Dative | aequilībriō | aequilībriīs |
| Accusative | aequilībrium | aequilībria |
| Ablative | aequilībriō | aequilībriīs |
| Vocative | aequilībrium | aequilībria |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Related terms
- aequilībrātus
- aequilībris
- aequilībritās
Descendants
- Catalan: equilibri
- English: equilibrium
- French: équilibre
- Italian: equilibrio
- Portuguese: equilíbrio
- Spanish: equilibrio
References
- aequilibrium in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- aequilibrium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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