LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

aequum

aequum n (genitive aequī)
Classical[ˈae̯.kũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈɛː.kʷum]

Meaning

  1. neuterwhat is right or fair
  2. neuterlevel ground
  3. neuterequal footing

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeaequumaequa
genitiveaequīaequōrum
dativeaequōaequīs
accusativeaequumaequa
ablativeaequōaequīs
vocativeaequumaequa

Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.

aequum ī, n
a plain, level: in aequo campi, L.—Fairness, justice: utilitas iusti prope mater et aequi, H.: eas (iniurias) gravius aequo habere, to feel too deeply, S.: potus largius aequo, H.: aequo violentior, O.

Origins

Substantive use of aequus (“level, even, equal”).

Quick answers

What does aequum mean in Latin?
aequum, a noun, means “what is right or fair; level ground; equal footing”.
What is the genitive of aequum?
The genitive singular is aequī. aequum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce aequum?
In classical Latin, [ˈae̯.kũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɛː.kʷum].