What does aquilegus mean in Latin?

aquilegus, a adjective, means “water-collecting, water-drawing”.

How do you pronounce aquilegus?

In classical Latin, [aˈkʷɪ.ɫɛ.ɡʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [aˈkʷiː.le.ɡus].

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ékʷeh₂ → Proto-Italic *akʷā → Latin aquilegus.

adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

aquilegus (feminine aquilega, neuter aquilegum)

Classical[aˈkʷɪ.ɫɛ.ɡʊs]Ecclesiastical[aˈkʷiː.le.ɡus]

adjectivewater-collecting, water-drawing
Nam et quī labōribus atque servitiīs pūniendī in asinōs utique et mūlōs recorporābuntur, quantum sibi dē pistrīnīs et aquilegīs rotīs grātulābuntur, sī metallōrum et ergastulōrum et operum pūblicōrum ipsōrumque carcerum, licet ōtiōsōrum, recordentur!c. 160 CE – c. 225 CE, Tertullianus, de anima 33.7

singular
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	aquilegus	aquilega	aquilegum
genitive	aquilegī	aquilegae	aquilegī
dative	aquilegō	aquilegae	aquilegō
accusative	aquilegum	aquilegam	aquilegum
ablative	aquilegō	aquilegā	aquilegō
vocative	aquilege	aquilega	aquilegum

plural
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	aquilegī	aquilegae	aquilega
genitive	aquilegōrum	aquilegārum	aquilegōrum
dative	aquilegīs	aquilegīs	aquilegīs
accusative	aquilegōs	aquilegās	aquilega
ablative	aquilegīs	aquilegīs	aquilegīs
vocative	aquilegī	aquilegae	aquilega

ăquĭlĕgus, a, um, adj. aqua-lego.

I. Water-drawing: rota, Tert. Anim. 33.—

II. Subst. = aquilex, a conduit-master, Cassiod. Var. 3, 53 dub.

Latin -legus Latin aquilegus From aqua (“water”) + -legus (suffix indicating a gathering role).

noun · masculinesecond declension

aquilegus²

aquilegus m (genitive aquilegī)

Classical[aˈkʷɪ.ɫɛ.ɡʊs]Ecclesiastical[aˈkʷiː.le.ɡus]

Latin -legus Latin aquilegus From aqua (“water”) + -legus (suffix indicating a gathering role).