Aquinas

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Aquinas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈkwaɪnəs/

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Proper noun

Aquinas

1. Ellipsis of Thomas Aquinas; an Italian philosopher, theologian and jurist during the 13th century.

Translations

Translations

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 阿奎那 (aa³ kwai¹ naa⁴)

  Mandarin: 阿奎那 (zh) (Ākuínà)

• Greek:

  Ancient Greek: Ἀκοι̑νας (Akoȋnas)

• Japanese: アクィナス (Akwinasu)
• Latin: Aquīnās
• Polish: Akwinata (pl) m

Latin

Etymology

From Aquīnum +‎ -ās (gentilic suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /aˈkʷiː.naːs/, [äˈkʷiːnäːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /aˈkwi.nas/, [äˈkwiːnäs]

Adjective

Aquīnās (genitive Aquīnātis); third-declension one-termination adjective

1. Of or pertaining to the city of Aquinum (modern day Aquino).

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

	singular			plural
	masc./fem.	neuter		masc./fem.	neuter
nominative	Aquīnās			Aquīnātēs	Aquīnātia
genitive	Aquīnātis			Aquīnātium
dative	Aquīnātī			Aquīnātibus
accusative	Aquīnātem	Aquīnās		Aquīnātēs	Aquīnātia
ablative	Aquīnātī			Aquīnātibus
vocative	Aquīnās			Aquīnātēs	Aquīnātia

Descendants

• English: Aquinas

Proper noun

Aquīnās m sg (genitive Aquīnātis); third declension

1. Ellipsis of Thomas Aquinas; an Italian philosopher, theologian and jurist during the 13th century.

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Aquīnās
genitive	Aquīnātis
dative	Aquīnātī
accusative	Aquīnātem
ablative	Aquīnāte
vocative	Aquīnās

References

• Aquīnās in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.