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aquila.

silver eagle on pole, standard of a legion; legion; post of standard-bearer; eagle; gable/pediment; kind of fish (eagle-ray?);

6 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈa.kʷɪ.ɫa]Classical-Latin[ˈaː.kʷi.la]

  1. eagle

    declension-1 · feminine

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

    declension-1 · feminine

  3. the astronomical constellation Aquila

    declension-1 · feminine

  4. kite

    declension-1 · feminine
Where this word comes from

Of unknown origin, but probably related to aquilus (“blackish, the color of darkness”), thus a "dark bird". An alternative theory derives the word from a supposed Proto-Italic *aku-(a)wi-lā-s (“swift little bird”), the first two components related to acus (“needle”) and avis (“bird”), the third a diminutive suffix *lā-, with similar formation to accipiter (“hawk”); this is morphologically unlikely. Replaces Proto-Indo-European *h₃érō (“eagle”) due to taboo avoidance.

adj[ˈa.kʷɪ.ɫa]Classical-Latin[ˈaː.kʷi.la]

  1. inflection of aquilus: nominative/vocative feminine singular

    feminine · form-of · nominative · singular · vocative

  2. inflection of aquilus: nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

    accusative · form-of · neuter · nominative · plural · vocative
Where this word comes from

Of unknown origin, but probably related to aquilus (“blackish, the color of darkness”), thus a "dark bird". An alternative theory derives the word from a supposed Proto-Italic *aku-(a)wi-lā-s (“swift little bird”), the first two components related to acus (“needle”) and avis (“bird”), the third a diminutive suffix *lā-, with similar formation to accipiter (“hawk”); this is morphologically unlikely. Replaces Proto-Indo-European *h₃érō (“eagle”) due to taboo avoidance.

adj[ˈa.kʷɪ.ɫa]Classical-Latin[ˈaː.kʷi.la]

  1. ablative feminine singular of aquilus

    ablative · feminine · form-of · singular
Where this word comes from

Of unknown origin, but probably related to aquilus (“blackish, the color of darkness”), thus a "dark bird". An alternative theory derives the word from a supposed Proto-Italic *aku-(a)wi-lā-s (“swift little bird”), the first two components related to acus (“needle”) and avis (“bird”), the third a diminutive suffix *lā-, with similar formation to accipiter (“hawk”); this is morphologically unlikely. Replaces Proto-Indo-European *h₃érō (“eagle”) due to taboo avoidance.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.