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noun · neutersecond declension

aequilavium

aequilavium n (genitive aequilaviī or aequilavī)
Classical[ae̯.kʷɪˈɫa.wi.ũː]Ecclesiastical[e.kʷiˈlaː.vi.um]

Meaning

  1. neuterhalf of the whole

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeaequilaviumaequilavia
genitiveaequilaviī
aequilavī		aequilaviōrum
dativeaequilaviōaequilaviīs
accusativeaequilaviumaequilavia
ablativeaequilaviōaequilaviīs
vocativeaequilaviumaequilavia

aequĭlăvĭum, i, n. aequus-lavo,
I. a half of the whole, said of wool, when half of the weight remains after washing, Paul. ex Fest. p. 24 Müll.

Origins

Perhaps aequus (“equal; even”) + lavō (“wash”) + -ium, describing how wool loses half it weight after washing. Compare to the semantically similar solox.

Quick answers

What does aequilavium mean in Latin?
aequilavium, a noun, means “half of the whole”.
What is the genitive of aequilavium?
The genitive singular is aequilaviī. aequilavium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce aequilavium?
In classical Latin, [ae̯.kʷɪˈɫa.wi.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [e.kʷiˈlaː.vi.um].