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• equi
  equi

  noun

  equi NP deletion.
• equi-
  equi-

  a combining form meaning “equal,” used in the formation of compound words.
• equi–
  equi–

  A prefix that means “equal” or “equally,” as in equidistant.

equi

¹ American  

[ek-wee] / ˈɛk wi /

noun

Linguistics.

1. equi NP deletion.

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equi- ² American  

1. a combining form meaning “equal,” used in the formation of compound words.

   equimolecular.

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equi- British  

combining form

1. equal or equally

   equidistant

   equilateral

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equi– Scientific  

1. A prefix that means “equal” or “equally,” as in equidistant.

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Etymology

Origin of equi-

Middle English < Latin aequi-, combining form representing aequus equal

Example Sentences

In late March, a facility in Wyoming was closed and an adoption event for wild horses was postponed because some animals developed Streptococcus equi, a bacterial infection similar to strep throat.

From New York Times • Apr. 28, 2022

More specifically, they were guinea pigs infected with a bacteria known as Streptococcus equi subspecies zooepidemicus.

From US News • Dec. 16, 2014

Qui terram colunt equi paleis pascuntur, qui otiantur caballi avena saginantur, discalceatus discurrit qui calces aliis facit.

From The Anatomy of Melancholy by Burton, Robert

Linnaeus tells us that 'Tres muscae consumunt cadaver equi aeque cito ac leo.'

From The Life of the fly; with which are interspersed some chapters of autobiography by Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander

Voca" inquit "sanctum puerum Keranum, qui aquam in os equi tui infundat, frontemque aspergat, et reuiuiscet.

From The Latin & Irish Lives of Ciaran Translations Of Christian Literature. Series V. Lives Of The Celtic Saints by MacAlister, R.A. Stewart