LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · neutersecond declension

Aquīnum

Aquīnum n sg (genitive Aquīnī)
Classical[aˈkʷiː.nũː]Ecclesiastical[aˈkʷiː.num]

Meaning

  1. One of the most important cities of the Volsci, situated between Fabrateria and Casinum, now Aquino

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeAquīnum—
genitiveAquīnī—
dativeAquīnō—
accusativeAquīnum—
ablativeAquīnō—
vocativeAquīnum—
locativeAquīnī—

Ăquīnum, i, n.,
I. a town in Latium, not far from Casinum, now Aquino, the birthplace of the poet Juvenal, Cic. Phil. 2, 41; id. Fam. 16, 24; Plin. 3, 5, 9, § 63; Juv. 3, 319; cf. Mann. Ital. I. 674.—Hence, ăquī-nas, ātis, adj., belonging to Aquinum: colonia, Tac. H. 2, 63: nescit Aquinatem potantia vellera fucum, i.e. the purple color manufactured at Aquinum, Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 27.—ăquīnātes, ium, m.
I. The inhabitants of Aquinum, Cic. Clu. 68; Inscr. Orell. 133; 3851.—
II. A community in the Saltus Gallianus in Gallia Cispadana, Plin. 3, 15, 20, § 116.

Origins

From a derivative of aqua (“water”).

Descendants
  • ItalianAquino

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyAquinumAquinum (Ἀκούινον: Eth. Aquinas,--ātis: Aquino). 1. One of the most important cities of the Volscians, was situated on the Via Latina between Fabrater…

Quick answers

What does Aquīnum mean in Latin?
Aquīnum, a proper noun, means “One of the most important cities of the Volsci, situated between Fabrateria and Casinum, now Aquino”.
What is the genitive of Aquīnum?
The genitive singular is Aquīnī. Aquīnum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce Aquīnum?
In classical Latin, [aˈkʷiː.nũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [aˈkʷiː.num].