Äquator

See also: aquator

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin aequātor.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Äquator m (mixed, genitive Äquators, plural Äquatoren)

equator

Declension

Declension of Äquator [masculine, mixed]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Äquator	die	Äquatoren
genitive	eines	des	Äquators	der	Äquatoren
dative	einem	dem	Äquator	den	Äquatoren
accusative	einen	den	Äquator	die	Äquatoren

Synonyms

(an imaginary great circle around the Earth): Erdäquator, Gleicher, größter Breitenkreis, nullter Breitengrad
(the celestial equator): Himmelsäquator

Derived terms

äquatorial

Related terms

Äquatorebene
Äquatortaufe
Weißwurstäquator

Further reading

“Äquator” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Äquator” in Duden online

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From German Äquator, from Latin aequātor.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /æˈkvaːtoʀ/, [æˈkwaːtoχ], /-ˌtoːʀ/, [-ˌtoː.ɐ]

Noun

Äquator m (uncountable)

equator

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