Pronunciation
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Etymology 1
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From aequus (“level, equal”) + -ō.
aequō (present infinitive aequāre, perfect active aequāvī, supine aequātum); first conjugation
- to equalize, make equal to something else, equate
- to compare; to place on equal footing with
- Synonyms: comparō, contendō, cōnferō
- to make level or smooth
- Synonyms: adaequō, sternō, pariō
- to make fair or right; divide equally, apportion fairly or reasonably
29 BCE – 19 BCE,
Virgil,
Aeneid 1.507–508:
- Iūra dabat lēgēsque virīs, operumque labōrem
partibus aequābat iūstīs, aut sorte trahēbat.- [Dido] was giving justice and laws to the men, and the labor of the projects she was dividing equally into suitable portions, or was assigning it by lot.
- to become equal with
Conjugation
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Conjugation of aequō (first conjugation)
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indicative
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singular
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plural
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first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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active
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present
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aequō
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aequās
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aequat
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aequāmus
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aequātis
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aequant
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imperfect
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aequābam
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aequābās
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aequābat
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aequābāmus
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aequābātis
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aequābant
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future
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aequābō
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aequābis
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aequābit
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aequābimus
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aequābitis
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aequābunt
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perfect
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aequāvī
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aequāvistī, aequāstī1
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aequāvit, aequāt1
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aequāvimus, aequāmus1
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aequāvistis, aequāstis1
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aequāvērunt, aequāvēre, aequārunt1
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pluperfect
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aequāveram, aequāram1
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aequāverās, aequārās1
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aequāverat, aequārat1
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aequāverāmus, aequārāmus1
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aequāverātis, aequārātis1
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aequāverant, aequārant1
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future perfect
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aequāverō, aequārō1
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aequāveris, aequāris1
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aequāverit, aequārit1
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aequāverimus, aequārimus1
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aequāveritis, aequāritis1
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aequāverint, aequārint1
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passive
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present
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aequor
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aequāris, aequāre
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aequātur
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aequāmur
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aequāminī
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aequantur
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imperfect
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aequābar
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aequābāris, aequābāre
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aequābātur
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aequābāmur
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aequābāminī
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aequābantur
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future
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aequābor
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aequāberis, aequābere
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aequābitur
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aequābimur
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aequābiminī
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aequābuntur
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perfect
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aequātus + present active indicative of sum
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pluperfect
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aequātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
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future perfect
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aequātus + future active indicative of sum
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subjunctive
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singular
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plural
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first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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active
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present
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aequem
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aequēs
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aequet
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aequēmus
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aequētis
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aequent
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imperfect
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aequārem
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aequārēs
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aequāret
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aequārēmus
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aequārētis
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aequārent
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perfect
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aequāverim, aequārim1
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aequāverīs, aequārīs1
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aequāverit, aequārit1
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aequāverīmus, aequārīmus1
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aequāverītis, aequārītis1
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aequāverint, aequārint1
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pluperfect
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aequāvissem, aequāssem1
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aequāvissēs, aequāssēs1
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aequāvisset, aequāsset1
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aequāvissēmus, aequāssēmus1
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aequāvissētis, aequāssētis1
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aequāvissent, aequāssent1
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passive
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present
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aequer
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aequēris, aequēre
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aequētur
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aequēmur
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aequēminī
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aequentur
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imperfect
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aequārer
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aequārēris, aequārēre
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aequārētur
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aequārēmur
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aequārēminī
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aequārentur
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perfect
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aequātus + present active subjunctive of sum
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pluperfect
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aequātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
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imperative
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singular
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plural
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first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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active
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present
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—
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aequā
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—
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—
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aequāte
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—
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future
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—
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aequātō
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aequātō
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—
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aequātōte
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aequantō
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passive
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present
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—
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aequāre
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—
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—
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aequāminī
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—
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future
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—
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aequātor
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aequātor
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—
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—
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aequantor
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non-finite forms
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active
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passive
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present
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perfect
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future
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present
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perfect
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future
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infinitives
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aequāre
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aequāvisse, aequāsse1
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aequātūrum esse
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aequārī
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aequātum esse
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aequātum īrī
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participles
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aequāns
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—
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aequātūrus
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—
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aequātus
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aequandus
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verbal nouns
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gerund
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supine
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genitive
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dative
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accusative
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ablative
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accusative
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ablative
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aequandī
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aequandō
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aequandum
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aequandō
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aequātum
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aequātū
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1At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.
Derived terms
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Related terms
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Descendants
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Etymology 2
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Adjective
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aequō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of aequus
Etymology 3
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aequō
- dative/ablative singular of aequum
References
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- “aequo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “aequo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- aequo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
- the water is up to, is above, the chest: aqua pectus aequat, superat
- to raze a town to the ground: oppidum solo aequare
- (ambiguous) to endure a thing with (the greatest) sang-froid: aequo (aequissimo) animo ferre aliquid
- (ambiguous) justly and equitably: ex aequo et bono (Caecin. 23. 65)
- (ambiguous) a sound judicial system: aequa iuris descriptio (Off. 2. 4. 15)
- (ambiguous) to live with some one on an equal footing: aequo iure vivere cum aliquo
- (ambiguous) in a favourable position: idoneo, aequo, suo (opp. iniquo) loco