aemulus

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *aimolos, from *aimos (“imitation”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eym- (“to imitate”). Cognate with imitor, imāgō., Hittite 𒄭𒈠 (“substitute, imitation”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈae̯.mu.lus/, [ˈae̯.mʊ.ɫʊs]
(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.mu.lus/, [ˈɛː.mu.lus]

Adjective

aemulus (feminine aemula, neuter aemulum); first/second declension

striving to equal or excel, rivaling
in a bad sense, envious, jealous

Inflection

First/second declension.

Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Number	Singular			Plural
nominative	aemulus	aemula	aemulum	aemulī	aemulae	aemula
genitive	aemulī	aemulae	aemulī	aemulōrum	aemulārum	aemulōrum
dative	aemulō	aemulae	aemulō	aemulīs
accusative	aemulum	aemulam	aemulum	aemulōs	aemulās	aemula
ablative	aemulō	aemulā	aemulō	aemulīs
vocative	aemule	aemula	aemulum	aemulī	aemulae	aemula

Derived terms

aemulor

Descendants

French: émule
Italian: emulo
Portuguese: émulo
Spanish: émulo

References

aemulus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
aemulus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
aemulus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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