aquigenus

Latin

Etymology

From aqua (“water”) + genus (“born from, sprung form”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /aˈkʷi.ɡe.nus/, [äˈkʷɪɡɛnʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /aˈkwi.d͡ʒe.nus/, [äˈkwiːd͡ʒenus]

Adjective

aquigenus (feminine aquigena, neuter aquigenum); first/second-declension adjective

1. born in water

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	aquigenus	aquigena	aquigenum		aquigenī	aquigenae	aquigena
Genitive	aquigenī	aquigenae	aquigenī		aquigenōrum	aquigenārum	aquigenōrum
Dative	aquigenō		aquigenō		aquigenīs
Accusative	aquigenum	aquigenam	aquigenum		aquigenōs	aquigenās	aquigena
Ablative	aquigenō	aquigenā	aquigenō		aquigenīs
Vocative	aquigene	aquigena	aquigenum		aquigenī	aquigenae	aquigena

References

• “aquigenus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• aquigenus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• aquigenus in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016