aquiductus

Latin

Noun

aquiductus m (genitive aquiductī); second declension (Late Latin, proscribed)

1. Alternative form of aquaeductus
   • 3rd–4th century, Appendix Probi, line 22:

     aquaeductus non aquiductus

     [The correct form is] aquaeductus, not aquiductus

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	aquiductus	aquiductī
Genitive	aquiductī	aquiductōrum
Dative	aquiductō	aquiductīs
Accusative	aquiductum	aquiductōs
Ablative	aquiductō	aquiductīs
Vocative	aquiducte	aquiductī

Descendants

• Gallo-Romance:
  • Champenois: ọdü (“cupboard”), odo̢y (“ewer”)
  • Franc-Comtois: adoi (“spring”)
  • Franco-Provençal: ewedyúa, ẹgadzẅay
  • Old Catalan: aiguaduit (influenced by aigua 'water')
    • Catalan: aguaduy (obsolete)
  • Old French: avidotz (“aqueduct”)
• Ibero-Romance:
  • Old Spanish: aguducho
    • Spanish: aguaducho (influenced by agua 'water')
• Italo-Romance:
  • Old Italian: acquidotto
• Rhaeto-Romance:
  • Romansch: lavadüč
• Derived forms:
  • ⇒ Vulgar Latin: *aquiducium
    • Italian: acquidoccio
• Borrowings:
  • → Middle Dutch: hagedochte
  • → Swabian: akt, akte

References

• Meyer-Lübke, Wilhelm (1911) “aquaeductus”, in Romanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), page 39
• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “aquaedŭctus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 25: Refonte Apaideutos–Azymus, page 68