What does aequoreus mean in Latin?

aequoreus, a adjective, means “Of or pertaining to the sea.”.

How do you pronounce aequoreus?

In classical Latin, [ae̯ˈkʷɔ.re.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [eˈkʷɔː.re.us].

adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

aequoreus (feminine aequorea, neuter aequoreum)

Classical[ae̯ˈkʷɔ.re.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[eˈkʷɔː.re.us]

adjectiverelationalOf or pertaining to the sea.
dum petit īnfirmīs nimium sublīmia pennīs Īcarus aequoreās nōmine fēcit aquās. While seeking – on fragile wings! – overly lofty [heights], Icarus conferred sea waters with his name.(See: Icarus; Icarian Sea.)8 CE – 12 CE, Ovidius, Tristia 1.89–90

singular
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	aequoreus	aequorea	aequoreum
genitive	aequoreī	aequoreae	aequoreī
dative	aequoreō	aequoreae	aequoreō
accusative	aequoreum	aequoream	aequoreum
ablative	aequoreō	aequoreā	aequoreō
vocative	aequoree	aequorea	aequoreum

plural
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	aequoreī	aequoreae	aequorea
genitive	aequoreōrum	aequoreārum	aequoreōrum
dative	aequoreīs	aequoreīs	aequoreīs
accusative	aequoreōs	aequoreās	aequorea
ablative	aequoreīs	aequoreīs	aequoreīs
vocative	aequoreī	aequoreae	aequorea

aequŏrĕus, a, um, adj. aequor,

I. of or pertaining to the sea (only poet.): rex, Neptune, Ov. M. 8, 604: Britanni, the Britons surrounded by the sea, id. ib. 15, 753: genus, the ocean kind, fish, Verg. G. 3, 243: aquae, Mart. 10, 51 al.

From aequor (“even surface of the sea; sea”), from aequus (“even, flat”).

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