aequilibritas
Latin edit
Etymology edit
aequilībris + -tās. Coined by Cicero as a translation of the epicurean ἰσονομία (isonomía).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ae̯.kʷiˈliː.bri.taːs/, [äe̯kʷɪˈlʲiːbrɪt̪äːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /e.kwiˈli.bri.tas/, [ekwiˈliːbrit̪äs]
Noun edit
aequilībritās f (genitive aequilībritātis); third declension
- equal distribution of the powers of nature, equilibrity
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | aequilībritās | aequilībritātēs |
| Genitive | aequilībritātis | aequilībritātum |
| Dative | aequilībritātī | aequilībritātibus |
| Accusative | aequilībritātem | aequilībritātēs |
| Ablative | aequilībritāte | aequilībritātibus |
| Vocative | aequilībritās | aequilībritātēs |
Descendants edit
- → English: equilibrity
- → German: Äquilibrität
References edit
- “aequilibritas”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “aequilibritas”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- aequilibritas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- aequilibritas in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 1, Hahnsche Buchhandlung
- aequilibritas in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016