inequito

Latin

Etymology

From in- +‎ equitō

Pronunciation

Verb

inequitō (present infinitive inequitāre, perfect active inequitāvī, supine inequitātum); first conjugation

  1. (intransitive, post-classical) to ride upon or over anything
    • Lucius Annaeus Florus, Epitome Rerum Romanorum 4.12.20:
      Sarmatae patentibus campis inequitant
      The Sarmatians ride over the open fields
  2. (transitive, transferred sense, + accusative) to traverse
    • c. 125 CE – 180 CE, Apuleius, Metamorphoses 3.1:
      Aurora roseum quatiens lacertum caelum inequitabat
      Dawn, brandishing her rosy arm, traversed the sky.
  3. to insult; reproach, criticise, rebuke, upbraid
    • c. 431 CE, Macrobius, Saturnalia 7.15.15:
      […] audet inequitare philosophiae de incorporeis et vere divinis certa ratione tractanti
      […] dares to upbraid philosophy, which deals with incorporeal and truly divine matters according to a reliable system.
    • c. 303 CE, Arnobius, Against the Pagans 7.30:
      Sed frustra, inquit, inequitas nobis
      But, says my opponent, you are insulting us without reason

Conjugation

References

  • inequito”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • inequito”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.