aquila

Noun

aquila (plural aquilas)

1. eagle

Etymology

From Latin aquila.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaːkwila/

Noun

aquila f (plural aquile)

1. eagle
2. (heraldry) eagle

Etymology

Unknown origin, but probably related to aquilus (“blackish, the color of darkness”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.kʷi.la/, [ˈa.kᶣɪ.ɫa]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.kwi.la/, [ˈaː.kwi.la]

Noun

aquila f (genitive aquilae); first declension

1. eagle
2. the standard (of an eagle) carried by a Roman legion

Adjective

aquila

1. nominative feminine singular of aquilus
2. nominative neuter plural of aquilus
3. accusative neuter plural of aquilus
4. vocative feminine singular of aquilus
5. vocative neuter plural of aquilus

aquilā

1. 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)
• aquila in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, 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