aequus

Meaning

1. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) equal
2. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) level, even, flat, horizontal
3. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) calm
4. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2, figuratively) fair, impartial, equitable, just, favorable

Concepts

even

favorable

flat

level

smooth

Opposite of

dispār, inaequālis, impār, inīquus

Synonyms

planus

Translations

plat

prim

platt

eben

flach

glatt

imparcial

unvoreingenommen

vorurteilsfrei

impartial

pla

sans préjugé

piano

imparziale

llis

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈae̯.kʊs]

Etymology

From earlier aiquos (SCdB), for Proto-Italic *aikʷos or *aikwos, of unknown origin. Cf. however the Italic tribe Aequī, Aequīcolī (+ colere), and the placenames Aequum Tūticum (Samnium Hirpinum), Aequum Faliscum and Aequī Faliscī (Etruria), Superaequum (Samnium Paelignum), in some of which the noun aequum (“plain”), in others perhaps the adjective "razed" can be seen. Probably not related to Sanskrit ऐक्य (aikya, “concord, identity, sameness”).