aequinoctialis, aequinoctialis, aequinoctiale:
Adjective · 3rd declension · variant: 2nd · comparison: positive
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Science
equinoctial, of/connected with the equinox; [~ circulus => celestial equator];
Inflections
positive
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | aequinoctiale | aequinoctialia |
| Acc. | aequinoctiale | aequinoctialia |
| Voc. | aequinoctiale | aequinoctialia |
Examples
- A
Liber II
Aulus Gellius
"...Oritur enim sol non indidem semper, sed aut "aequinoctialis" oriens dicitur, cum in circulo currit, qui appellatur isemerinos..." - L
Liber V
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from QUAESTIONES NATURALES
"...oritur aut occidit, sed alius est ortus occasusque aequinoctialis (bis autem aequinoctium est), alius solstitialis, alius hibernus..." - G
Poems
Gaius Valerius Catullus from Catullus' Poems
"...egelidos refert tepores, iam caeli furor aequinoctialis iucundis Zephyri silescit aureis. linquantur Phrygii, Catulle, campi Nicaeaeque ager uber..."