adaequo

Latin

Etymology

From ad- (“near, at; towards, to”) +‎ aequō (“make equal, level or smooth”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /aˈdae̯.kʷoː/, [äˈd̪äe̯kʷoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /aˈde.kwo/, [äˈd̪ɛːkwo]

Verb

adaequō (present infinitive adaequāre, perfect active adaequāvī, supine adaequātum); first conjugation

1. (usually with cum) to make equal to, equalize, level with

   Synonyms: aequō, sternō, pariō

   solo adaequare ― to level with soil, to bulldoze

2. to attain to, reach by equalling
3. (figuratively) to compare to or with

Conjugation

   Conjugation of adaequō (first conjugation)

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	adaequō	adaequās	adaequat	adaequāmus	adaequātis	adaequant
	imperfect	adaequābam	adaequābās	adaequābat	adaequābāmus	adaequābātis	adaequābant
	future	adaequābō	adaequābis	adaequābit	adaequābimus	adaequābitis	adaequābunt
	perfect	adaequāvī	adaequāvistī	adaequāvit	adaequāvimus	adaequāvistis	adaequāvērunt, adaequāvēre
	pluperfect	adaequāveram	adaequāverās	adaequāverat	adaequāverāmus	adaequāverātis	adaequāverant
	future perfect	adaequāverō	adaequāveris	adaequāverit	adaequāverimus	adaequāveritis	adaequāverint
passive	present	adaequor	adaequāris, adaequāre	adaequātur	adaequāmur	adaequāminī	adaequantur
	imperfect	adaequābar	adaequābāris, adaequābāre	adaequābātur	adaequābāmur	adaequābāminī	adaequābantur
	future	adaequābor	adaequāberis, adaequābere	adaequābitur	adaequābimur	adaequābiminī	adaequābuntur
	perfect	adaequātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	adaequātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	adaequātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	adaequem	adaequēs	adaequet	adaequēmus	adaequētis	adaequent
imperfect	adaequārem	adaequārēs	adaequāret	adaequārēmus	adaequārētis	adaequārent
perfect	adaequāverim	adaequāverīs	adaequāverit	adaequāverīmus	adaequāverītis	adaequāverint
pluperfect	adaequāvissem	adaequāvissēs	adaequāvisset	adaequāvissēmus	adaequāvissētis	adaequāvissent
passive	present	adaequer	adaequēris, adaequēre	adaequētur	adaequēmur	adaequēminī	adaequentur
imperfect	adaequārer	adaequārēris, adaequārēre	adaequārētur	adaequārēmur	adaequārēminī	adaequārentur
perfect	adaequātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect	adaequātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	adaequā	—	—	adaequāte	—
	future	—	adaequātō	adaequātō	—	adaequātōte	adaequantō
passive	present	—	adaequāre	—	—	adaequāminī	—
	future	—	adaequātor	adaequātor	—	—	adaequantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		adaequāre	adaequāvisse	adaequātūrum esse	adaequārī	adaequātum esse	adaequātum īrī
participles		adaequāns	—	adaequātūrus	—	adaequātus	adaequandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		adaequandī	adaequandō	adaequandum	adaequandō	adaequātum	adaequātū

Derived terms

• adaequātiō
• adaeque

Descendants

• English: adequate
• Spanish: adecuar

References

• “adaequo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “adaequo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• adaequo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Dizionario Latino, Olivetti