aemulus

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *aimolos, from *aimos (“imitation”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eym- (“to imitate”). Doublet of imitor, imāgō; cognate with Hittite 𒄭𒈠 (ḫimma, “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

  1. Striving to equal or excel, rivaling.
  2. In a bad sense, envious, jealous.

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative aemulus aemula aemulum aemulī aemulae aemula
Genitive aemulī aemulae aemulī aemulōrum aemulārum aemulōrum
Dative aemulō aemulae aemulō aemulīs aemulīs aemulīs
Accusative aemulum aemulam aemulum aemulōs aemulās aemula
Ablative aemulō aemulā aemulō aemulīs aemulīs aemulīs
Vocative aemule aemula aemulum aemulī aemulae aemula

Derived terms

Descendants

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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