proper noun · femininefirst declension
Aequātōria
Aequātōria f sg (genitive Aequātōriae)
Classical[ae̯.kʷaːˈtoː.ri.a]Ecclesiastical[e.kʷaˈtɔː.ri.a]
Meaning
- New LatinEcuador (a country in South America; official name: Rēspūblica Aequātōriae; capital: Quitum)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Aequātōria | — |
| genitive | Aequātōriae | — |
| dative | Aequātōriae | — |
| accusative | Aequātōriam | — |
| ablative | Aequātōriā | — |
| vocative | Aequātōria | — |
Origins
Spanish Ecuadorcalq. Proto-Italic *aikʷos? Old Latin aiquos Latin aequus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin aequō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin aequātor Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin Aequātōria Calque of Spanish Ecuador, from aequātor (“equator”) + -ia.