Esquilinus mons

== Latin == === Alternative forms === Esquilīnus Esquilīnus collis === Etymology === From Esquilīnus (“of Esquiliae”) +‎ mons, from Esquiliae +‎ -īnus. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɛs.kʷɪˈliː.nʊs ˈmõːs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [es.kʷiˈliː.nus ˈmɔns] === Proper noun === Esquilīnus mons m sg (genitive Esquilīnī montis); third declension the Esquiline Hill, one of the seven hills of Rome Synonym: Esquiliae Coordinate terms: Aventīnus mons, Caelius mons, Capitōlium (Capitōlīnus mons), Palātium (Palātīnus mons), Quirinālis collis, Viminālis collis ==== Declension ==== Second-declension adjective with a third-declension noun, singular only. ==== Descendants ==== English: Esquiline French: Esquilin Italian: Esquilino ==== See also ==== Carīnae Fāgūtal Oppius mons === Further reading === “Esquilinus mons”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. “mons Esquilīnus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press