LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

aquilīnus

aquilīnus (feminine aquilīna, neuter aquilīnum)
Classical[a.kʷɪˈliː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[a.kʷiˈliː.nus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveOf or pertaining to the eagle, aquiline.

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeaquilīnusaquilīnaaquilīnum
genitiveaquilīnīaquilīnaeaquilīnī
dativeaquilīnōaquilīnaeaquilīnō
accusativeaquilīnumaquilīnamaquilīnum
ablativeaquilīnōaquilīnāaquilīnō
vocativeaquilīneaquilīnaaquilīnum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeaquilīnīaquilīnaeaquilīna
genitiveaquilīnōrumaquilīnārumaquilīnōrum
dativeaquilīnīsaquilīnīsaquilīnīs
accusativeaquilīnōsaquilīnāsaquilīna
ablativeaquilīnīsaquilīnīsaquilīnīs
vocativeaquilīnīaquilīnaeaquilīna

ăquĭlīnus, a, um, adj. aquila,
I. of or pertaining to the eagle, aquiline: ungulae, Plaut. Ps. 3, 2, 63: aspectus, i. e. sharp, App. M. 2, p. 115.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Latin aquilīnus From aquila (“eagle”) + -īnus.

Descendants
  • Catalanaquilí
  • Englishaquiline
  • Frenchaquilin
  • Italianaquilino
  • Portugueseaquilino
  • Sardinianabbilinu
  • Spanishaquilino

In English words that came into English from aquilīnus

  • aquilineaquilīnus

Quick answers

What does aquilīnus mean in Latin?
aquilīnus, a adjective, means “Of or pertaining to the eagle, aquiline.”.
How do you pronounce aquilīnus?
In classical Latin, [a.kʷɪˈliː.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [a.kʷiˈliː.nus].