aequilibris

Latin

Etymology

aequus (“level, even”) +‎ lībra (“a level”) +‎ -is.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ae̯.kʷiˈliː.bris/, [äe̯kʷɪˈlʲiːbrɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /e.kwiˈli.bris/, [ekwiˈliːbris]

Adjective

aequilībris (neuter aequilībre); third-declension two-termination adjective

1. in perfect equilibrium
2. level, horizontal

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

	singular			plural
	masc./fem.	neuter		masc./fem.	neuter
nominative	aequilībris	aequilībre		aequilībrēs	aequilībria
genitive	aequilībris			aequilībrium
dative	aequilībrī			aequilībribus
accusative	aequilībrem	aequilībre		aequilībrēs aequilībrīs	aequilībria
ablative	aequilībrī			aequilībribus
vocative	aequilībris	aequilībre		aequilībrēs	aequilībria

Derived terms

• aequilībritās

Related terms

• aequilībrium

References

• “aequilibris”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• aequilibris in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 1, Hahnsche Buchhandlung
• aequilibris in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne, editors (1975–2013), “aequilibris”, in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources‎^[1], London: Oxford University Press for the British Academy, →ISBN, →OCLC