LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

aquigenus

aquigenus (feminine aquigena, neuter aquigenum)
Classical[aˈkʷɪ.ɡɛ.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[aˈkʷiː.d͡ʒe.nus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveborn in water

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeaquigenusaquigenaaquigenum
genitiveaquigenīaquigenaeaquigenī
dativeaquigenōaquigenaeaquigenō
accusativeaquigenumaquigenamaquigenum
ablativeaquigenōaquigenāaquigenō
vocativeaquigeneaquigenaaquigenum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeaquigenīaquigenaeaquigena
genitiveaquigenōrumaquigenārumaquigenōrum
dativeaquigenīsaquigenīsaquigenīs
accusativeaquigenōsaquigenāsaquigena
ablativeaquigenīsaquigenīsaquigenīs
vocativeaquigenīaquigenaeaquigena

ăquĭgĕnus, a, um, adj. aqua-gigno,
I. born in the water: animalia, Tert. adv. Marc. 2, 12.

Origins

From aqua (“water”) + genus (“born from, sprung form”).

Quick answers

What does aquigenus mean in Latin?
aquigenus, a adjective, means “born in water”.
How do you pronounce aquigenus?
In classical Latin, [aˈkʷɪ.ɡɛ.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [aˈkʷiː.d͡ʒe.nus].