equa

Italian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɛ.kwa/
  • Rhymes: -ɛkwa
  • Hyphenation: è‧qua

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

equa

  1. feminine singular of equo

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

equa

  1. inflection of equare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Latin

Etymology

From equus (“horse”) +‎ -a (feminine suffix).

Pronunciation

Noun

equa f (genitive equae, masculine equus); first declension

  1. a mare (female horse)

Declension

First-declension noun (dative/ablative plural in -īs or -ābus).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative equa equae
Genitive equae equārum
Dative equae equīs
equābus
Accusative equam equās
Ablative equā equīs
equābus
Vocative equa equae

Descendants
  • Balkan Romance:
    • Aromanian: eapã, iapã
    • Istro-Romanian: iopĕ
    • Megleno-Romanian: iapă
    • Romanian: iapă
  • Rhaeto-Romance:
    • Romansch: iefna
  • Northern Gallo-Romance:
    • Franco-Provençal: èga
    • Old French: ewe, ive, iewe
  • Southern Gallo-Romance:
  • Ibero-Romance:
  • Insular Romance:
    • Sardinian: ebba (Logudorese), ègua (Campidanese)

References
  • “equa”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “equa”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • equa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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