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Webster 1913 Edition
Aquila
‖
Aq′ui-la
,Noun.
pl.
Aquilæ
. [L., an eagle.]
1.
(Zool.)
A genus of eagles.
2.
(Astron.)
A northern constellation southerly from Lyra and Cygnus and preceding the Dolphin; the Eagle.
Aquila alba
[L., white eagle]
, an alchemical name of
calomel
. Brande & C.
Webster 1828 Edition
Aquila
AQ'UILA
,Noun.
In ornithology, the eagle. Also a northern constellation containing, according to the British catalogue, 71 stars.
Definition 2024
Aquila
Aquila
Translingual
Etymology
Proper noun
Aquila f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Accipitridae. Circumscription and placement of the genus will depend on taxonomic point of view.
- The eagles belong to the genus Aquila.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Aves - class; Saurornithes - informal group; Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae - clades; Carinatae - subclass; Neornithes - infraclass; Neognathae - parvclass; Accipitriformes - order; Accipitridae - family; Aquilinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Aquila adalberti, Aquila africana, Aquila audax, Aquila chrysaetos, Aquila clanga, Aquila fasciata, Aquila gurneyi, Aquila hastata, Aquila heliaca, Aquila nipalensis, Aquila pomarina, Aquila rapax, Aquila spilogaster, Aquila verreauxii, Aquila wahlbergi - species
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276
English
Proper noun
Aquila
- (astronomy) A summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble an eagle. It includes the star Altair.
- An early Christian, the husband of Priscilla.
- 1611, Bible (KJV), Timothy-Chapter-4/#19 2 Timothy 4:19:
- Salute Prisca and Aquila, and the household of Onesiphorus.
- 1611, Bible (KJV), Timothy-Chapter-4/#19 2 Timothy 4:19:
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
constellation
Anagrams
Latin
Proper noun
Aquila m (genitive Aquilae); first declension
- A male given name
Inflection
First declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | Aquila | Aquilae |
genitive | Aquilae | Aquilārum |
dative | Aquilae | Aquilīs |
accusative | Aquilam | Aquilās |
ablative | Aquilā | Aquilīs |
vocative | Aquila | Aquilae |
References
- Aquila in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
aquila
aquila
Italian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaːkwila/
Noun
aquila f (plural aquile)
Derived terms
Terms derived from aquila
Latin
Etymology
Unknown origin, but probably related to aquilus (“blackish, the color of darkness”)
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈa.kʷi.la/
Noun
aquila f (genitive aquilae); first declension
Inflection
First declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | aquila | aquilae |
genitive | aquilae | aquilārum |
dative | aquilae | aquilīs |
accusative | aquilam | aquilās |
ablative | aquilā | aquilīs |
vocative | aquila | aquilae |
Derived terms
Descendants
Adjective
aquila
- nominative feminine singular of aquilus
- nominative neuter plural of aquilus
- accusative neuter plural of aquilus
- vocative feminine singular of aquilus
- vocative neuter plural of aquilus
aquilā
- ablative feminine singular of aquilus
References
- aquila in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- aquila in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- AQUILA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “aquila”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- aquila in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- aquila in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
- aquila in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin