LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

equīnus

equīnus (feminine equīna, neuter equīnum)
Classical[ɛˈkʷiː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[eˈkʷiː.nus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiverelationalhorse; equine

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeequīnusequīnaequīnum
genitiveequīnīequīnaeequīnī
dativeequīnōequīnaeequīnō
accusativeequīnumequīnamequīnum
ablativeequīnōequīnāequīnō
vocativeequīneequīnaequīnum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeequīnīequīnaeequīna
genitiveequīnōrumequīnārumequīnōrum
dativeequīnīsequīnīsequīnīs
accusativeequīnōsequīnāsequīna
ablativeequīnīsequīnīsequīnīs
vocativeequīnīequīnaeequīna

ĕquīnus, a, um, adj. equus,
I. of or belonging to horses: pecus, Varr. R. R. 2, 7, 7; cf. genus, Col. 6, 27, 1: lac, Varr. R. R. 2, 11, 1: stercus, id. ib. 1, 38, 3 al.: cervix, Hor. A. P. 1: cauda, id. Ep. 2, 1, 45: ubera, id. Epod. 8, 8: pedes, Plin. 4, 13, 27, § 95: seta, * Cic. Tusc. 5, 21, 62: emptio (i. e. equorum), Varr. R. R. 2, 7, 6: pullus, Vulg. Sir. 23, 30.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*HéHḱus
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éḱwos
  3. Proto-Italic*ekwos
  4. Latinequīnus

Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Latin equīnus From equus + -īnus.

Descendants
  • Catalanequí
  • Englishequine
  • Frenchéquin
  • Italianequino
  • Portugueseequino
  • Spanishequino
  • Sicilianaquinu

Quick answers

What does equīnus mean in Latin?
equīnus, a adjective, means “horse; equine”.
How do you pronounce equīnus?
In classical Latin, [ɛˈkʷiː.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [eˈkʷiː.nus].
Where does equīnus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *HéHḱus → Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos → Proto-Italic *ekwos → Latin equīnus.