LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

aequilībrium

aequilībrium n (genitive aequilībriī or aequilībrī)
Classical[ae̯.kʷɪˈliː.bri.ũː]Ecclesiastical[e.kʷiˈliː.bri.um]

Meaning

  1. A level or horizontal position, equilibrium.
  2. figurativelyA perfect equality, reciprocity.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeaequilībriumaequilībria
genitiveaequilībriī
aequilībrī		aequilībriōrum
dativeaequilībriōaequilībriīs
accusativeaequilībriumaequilībria
ablativeaequilībriōaequilībriīs
vocativeaequilībriumaequilībria

aequĭlībrĭum, ii, n. aequilibris,
I. a level or horizontal position, equilibrium: quaedam ligna ad medium submersa ad aequilibrium aquae, Sen. Q. N. 3, 25; so Col. Arb. 5, 2.—
II. Trop., a perfect equality: rumpendi pariter membri, Gell. 20, 1.

Origins

  1. Proto-Italic*aikʷos?
  2. Old Latinaiquos
  3. Latinaequilībrium

Latin lībra Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin aequilībrium From aequus (“level, even”) + lībra (“level”) + -ium.

Descendants
  • Catalanequilibri
  • Englishequilibrium
  • Frenchéquilibre
  • Romanianechilibrufrom French équilibre
  • GermanÄquilibrium
  • Italianequilibrio
  • Portugueseequilíbrio
  • Spanishequilibrio
  • Galicianequilibrio

In English words that came into English from aequilībrium

  • equilibriumaequilībrium
  • equilibrioaequilībriō

Quick answers

What does aequilībrium mean in Latin?
aequilībrium, a noun, means “A level or horizontal position, equilibrium.; A perfect equality, reciprocity.”.
What is the genitive of aequilībrium?
The genitive singular is aequilībriī. aequilībrium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce aequilībrium?
In classical Latin, [ae̯.kʷɪˈliː.bri.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [e.kʷiˈliː.bri.um].
Where does aequilībrium come from?
Proto-Italic *aikʷos? → Old Latin aiquos → Latin aequilībrium.