aequilaterus

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

aequus (equal, even) +‎ latus (side) +‎ -us (adjective-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

Adjective

aequilaterus (feminine aequilatera, neuter aequilaterum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. (Late Latin, geometry) equilateral

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative aequilaterus aequilatera aequilaterum aequilaterī aequilaterae aequilatera
genitive aequilaterī aequilaterae aequilaterī aequilaterōrum aequilaterārum aequilaterōrum
dative aequilaterō aequilaterae aequilaterō aequilaterīs
accusative aequilaterum aequilateram aequilaterum aequilaterōs aequilaterās aequilatera
ablative aequilaterō aequilaterā aequilaterō aequilaterīs
vocative aequilatere aequilatera aequilaterum aequilaterī aequilaterae aequilatera

Descendants

  • Portuguese: equilátero (learned)
  • Spanish: equilátero (learned)

References

  • aequilaterus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • aequilaterus in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 1, Hahnsche Buchhandlung
  • aequilaterus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press