aequum Latin · revision 9839

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=Ennius|origins=la aequus}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA (Classical): [ˈae̯.kũː]^(Wiktionary)

+ * IPA (Ecclesiastical): [ˈɛː.kʷum]^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''aequum''' ''n'' (genitive aequī); second declension^(Wiktionary)

+ Also spelled ''aecum'', in Ennius, Livy and Seneca.^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is the neuter of [[aequus]] “level, equal, fair”, used as a noun.^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary) De Vaan finds no convincing etymology for ⟨aequus⟩, probably from ⟨*aikwos⟩.^(de Vaan 2008)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The OLD's earliest citation is from Ennius, of what is fair.^(OLD 2012) Köbler dates Ennius 204–169 BC.^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It meant level ground, as in Tacitus; an equal footing, equal terms, as in Livy, and ''ex aequō'' “on equal terms”; and what is right, fair or equitable, equity as opposed to strict law (''iūs''), as in Ennius, Terence and Cicero.^(OLD 2012)^(Gaffiot 2016)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 204–169 BC – Ennius uses it of fairness.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * 59 BC–17 AD – Livy uses it of equal terms.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * 98–115 AD – Tacitus uses it of level ground.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Noun===

+ # Level ground.^(OLD 2012)

+ # An equal footing, equal terms.^(OLD 2012)

+ # What is right or fair; [[m|en|equity]].^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[aequālis]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[aequē]]

+ * [[aequō]]

+ * [[aequor]]

+ * [[aequus]]

+ * [[aequitās]]

+ * [[inīquum]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}