aequo

Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈae̯.kʷoː/, [ˈäe̯kʷoː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈe.kwo/, [ˈɛːkwo]

Etymology 1

From aequus (“level, equal”) +‎ -ō.

Verb

aequō (present infinitive aequāre, perfect active aequāvī, supine aequātum); first conjugation

to equalize, make equal to something else, equate
to compare; to place on equal footing with
Synonyms: comparō, contendō, cōnferō
to make level or smooth
Synonyms: adaequō, sternō, pariō
to make fair or right; divide equally, apportion fairly or reasonably
- 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 1.507–508:
  Iūra dabat lēgēsque virīs, operumque labōrem
  partibus aequābat iūstīs, aut sorte trahēbat.
  [Dido] was giving justice and laws to the men, and the labor of the projects she was dividing equally into suitable portions, or was assigning it by lot.
to become equal with

Conjugation

Conjugation of aequō (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
indicative		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	aequō	aequās	aequat	aequāmus	aequātis	aequant
	imperfect	aequābam	aequābās	aequābat	aequābāmus	aequābātis	aequābant
	future	aequābō	aequābis	aequābit	aequābimus	aequābitis	aequābunt
	perfect	aequāvī	aequāvistī, aequāstī¹	aequāvit, aequāt¹	aequāvimus, aequāmus¹	aequāvistis, aequāstis¹	aequāvērunt, aequāvēre, aequārunt¹
	pluperfect	aequāveram, aequāram¹	aequāverās, aequārās¹	aequāverat, aequārat¹	aequāverāmus, aequārāmus¹	aequāverātis, aequārātis¹	aequāverant, aequārant¹
	future perfect	aequāverō, aequārō¹	aequāveris, aequāris¹	aequāverit, aequārit¹	aequāverimus, aequārimus¹	aequāveritis, aequāritis¹	aequāverint, aequārint¹
passive	present	aequor	aequāris, aequāre	aequātur	aequāmur	aequāminī	aequantur
	imperfect	aequābar	aequābāris, aequābāre	aequābātur	aequābāmur	aequābāminī	aequābantur
	future	aequābor	aequāberis, aequābere	aequābitur	aequābimur	aequābiminī	aequābuntur
	perfect	aequātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	aequātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	aequātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
subjunctive		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	aequem	aequēs	aequet	aequēmus	aequētis	aequent
	imperfect	aequārem	aequārēs	aequāret	aequārēmus	aequārētis	aequārent
	perfect	aequāverim, aequārim¹	aequāverīs, aequārīs¹	aequāverit, aequārit¹	aequāverīmus, aequārīmus¹	aequāverītis, aequārītis¹	aequāverint, aequārint¹
	pluperfect	aequāvissem, aequāssem¹	aequāvissēs, aequāssēs¹	aequāvisset, aequāsset¹	aequāvissēmus, aequāssēmus¹	aequāvissētis, aequāssētis¹	aequāvissent, aequāssent¹
passive	present	aequer	aequēris, aequēre	aequētur	aequēmur	aequēminī	aequentur
	imperfect	aequārer	aequārēris, aequārēre	aequārētur	aequārēmur	aequārēminī	aequārentur
	perfect	aequātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	aequātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
imperative		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	aequā	—	—	aequāte	—
active	future	—	aequātō	aequātō	—	aequātōte	aequantō
passive	present	—	aequāre	—	—	aequāminī	—
passive	future	—	aequātor	aequātor	—	—	aequantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
non-finite forms		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		aequāre	aequāvisse, aequāsse¹	aequātūrum esse	aequārī	aequātum esse	aequātum īrī
participles		aequāns	—	aequātūrus	—	aequātus	aequandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		aequandī	aequandō	aequandum	aequandō	aequātum	aequātū

¹At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

Asturian: iguar
Old Francoprovencal: eguar, eiguar
- Franco-Provençal: égouar
Old French: ever
Old Galician-Portuguese: iguar
- Galician: igar
Spanish: eguar, iguar
→ Proto-West Germanic: *īkwōn (see there for further descendants)

Etymology 2

Adjective

aequō

dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of aequus

Etymology 3

Noun

aequō

dative/ablative singular of aequum

References

“aequo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“aequo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
aequo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
- the water is up to, is above, the chest: aqua pectus aequat, superat
- to raze a town to the ground: oppidum solo aequare
- (ambiguous) to endure a thing with (the greatest) sang-froid: aequo (aequissimo) animo ferre aliquid
- (ambiguous) justly and equitably: ex aequo et bono (Caecin. 23. 65)
- (ambiguous) a sound judicial system: aequa iuris descriptio (Off. 2. 4. 15)
- (ambiguous) to live with some one on an equal footing: aequo iure vivere cum aliquo
- (ambiguous) in a favourable position: idoneo, aequo, suo (opp. iniquo) loco