aequilibritas

Latin

Etymology

aequilībris +‎ -tās. Coined by Cicero as a translation of the epicurean ἰσονομία (isonomía).

Pronunciation

Noun

aequilībritās f (genitive aequilībritātis); third declension

  1. equal distribution of the powers of nature, equilibrity

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative aequilībritās aequilībritātēs
Genitive aequilībritātis aequilībritātum
Dative aequilībritātī aequilībritātibus
Accusative aequilībritātem aequilībritātēs
Ablative aequilībritāte aequilībritātibus
Vocative aequilībritās aequilībritātēs

Descendants
  • → English: equilibrity
  • → German: Äquilibrität

References
  • “aequilibritas”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “aequilibritas”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • aequilibritas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • aequilibritas in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 1, Hahnsche Buchhandlung
  • aequilibritas in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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