Masculine
equus
- (declension-2, masculine) horse
- (declension-2, masculine) steed, charger
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈɛ.kʊs]
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos Proto-Italic *ekwos Latin equus Inherited from Proto-Italic *ekwos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos (“horse”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ἵππος (híppos), Sanskrit अश्व (áśva), Persian اسب (asb), Old Armenian էշ (ēš, “donkey”), Tocharian B yakwe, and Gaulish epos. Respelt with ⟨quu⟩ for the earlier ⟨quo⟩/⟨cu⟩ in post-Augustan times on the analogy of oblique cases.
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Pferd
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at
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حصان
caval
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