Aquinum

Latin

Etymology

From a derivative of aqua (“water”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /aˈkʷiː.num/, [äˈkʷiːnʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /aˈkwi.num/, [äˈkwiːnum]

Proper noun

Aquīnum n sg (genitive Aquīnī); second declension

1. One of the most important cities of the Volsci, situated between Fabrateria and Casinum, now Aquino

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Aquīnum
Genitive	Aquīnī
Dative	Aquīnō
Accusative	Aquīnum
Ablative	Aquīnō
Vocative	Aquīnum
Locative	Aquīnī

Derived terms

• Aquīnās

Descendants

• Italian: Aquino

References

• “Aquinum”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
• Aquinum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.