aequator

See also: æquator

English

Noun

aequator (plural aequators)

1. Obsolete form of equator.

Latin

Etymology

aequō (“to make equal”) +‎ -tor (“-er”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ae̯ˈkʷaː.tor/, [äe̯ˈkʷäːt̪ɔr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /eˈkwa.tor/, [eˈkwäːt̪or]

Noun

aequātor m (genitive aequātōris); third declension

1. coin inspector or assayer
2. (Medieval Latin) equalizer
3. (Medieval Latin) equator

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	aequātor	aequātōrēs
Genitive	aequātōris	aequātōrum
Dative	aequātōrī	aequātōribus
Accusative	aequātōrem	aequātōrēs
Ablative	aequātōre	aequātōribus
Vocative	aequātor	aequātōrēs

Derived terms

• aequātor monētae

Descendants

• English: equator, Ecuador
• German: Äquator
• French: équateur
• Italian: equatore
• Luxembourgish: Äquator
• Portuguese: equador, Equador
• Romanian: ecuator
• Russian: эква́тор m (ekvátor)
• Spanish: ecuador, Ecuador

Verb

aequātor

1. second/third-person singular future passive imperative of aequō

References

• aequator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
• R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne, editors (1975–2013), “aequator”, in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources‎^[1], London: Oxford University Press for the British Academy, →ISBN, →OCLC