aquai

Latin

Etymology

FromOld Latinand dialectal*aquās,with the-īof the o-stem (2nd) declension replacing the original genitive marker-s,as also happened later in the 5th declension; the original form is preserved inpater familiās.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin)IPA^(key):/aˈkʷaː.iː/,[äˈkʷäːiː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)IPA^(key):/aˈkwa.i/,[äˈkwäːi]

Noun

aquāī

1. (Republican Latin or archaizing)genitivesingularofaqua
2. (archaizing)nominativepluralofaqua