noun · masculinethird declension
aquilex
aquilex m (genitive aquilegis or aquilicis)
Classical[ˈa.kʷɪ.ɫɛks]Ecclesiastical[ˈaː.kʷi.leks]
Meaning
- masculineconduit-master, water-inspector
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
quī aquās invenitaquilex -egis (m) — in Epistulae, ch. 20
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | aquilex | aquilegēs aquilicēs |
| genitive | aquilegis aquilicis | aquilegum aquilicum |
| dative | aquilegī aquilicī | aquilegibus aquilicibus |
| accusative | aquilegem aquilicem | aquilegēs aquilicēs |
| ablative | aquilege aquilice | aquilegibus aquilicibus |
| vocative | aquilex | aquilegēs aquilicēs |
ăquĭlex, ĕgis (ĭcis post-class., Tert. adv. Marc. 3, 5; Serv. ad Verg. G. 1, 109), m. aqua-lego,
I. a conduit-master, water-inspector (= indagator aquarum, Col. 2, 2, 20), Varr. ap. Non. p. 69, 21; Plin. 26, 6, 16, § 30: Plin. Ep. 10, 46; Sen. Q. N. 3, 15.
Origins
From aqua (“water”) + legō (“to gather, collect”) + -s. The Late Latin variant aquilic- was introduced after aquilicium and is to be surface-analyzed as aqua + laciō (“to entice”) + -s.