aequanimus

Latin

Alternative forms

• aequanimis

Etymology

Derived from aequ(us) (“equal”, “fair”) +‎ anim(us) (“soul”, “will”) +‎ -us (adjectival derivational suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ae̯ˈkʷa.ni.mus/, [äe̯ˈkʷänɪmʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /eˈkwa.ni.mus/, [eˈkwäːnimus]

Adjective

aequanimus (feminine aequanima, neuter aequanimum); first/second-declension adjective

1. (Late Latin) serene, calm

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	aequanimus	aequanima	aequanimum		aequanimī	aequanimae	aequanima
Genitive	aequanimī	aequanimae	aequanimī		aequanimōrum	aequanimārum	aequanimōrum
Dative	aequanimō		aequanimō		aequanimīs
Accusative	aequanimum	aequanimam	aequanimum		aequanimōs	aequanimās	aequanima
Ablative	aequanimō	aequanimā	aequanimō		aequanimīs
Vocative	aequanime	aequanima	aequanimum		aequanimī	aequanimae	aequanima

Derived terms

• aequanimitas

Descendants

• English: equanimous

References

• “aequanimus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• aequanimus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.