Definition
An archaic or variant spelling of equinox, the twice-yearly moment when day and night are approximately equal length.
Etymology
From Latin 'aequinoctium' (equal night), where 'aequus' means equal and 'nox' means night. The 'ee' prefix is an archaic variant spelling common in Middle English.
Kelly Says
This word shows how English spelling was chaotic before standardization—the same concept appeared as equinox, aequinox, and eequinoctium depending on when and where it was written!
Translations
ARالعربية
اكتفاء
ak-ta-fā
BNবাংলা
বসন্ত ও শরৎ সমর
bos-ont o shar-ot somar
CACatalà
equinocci
e-kwī-no-tsi
CSČeština
jarní a podzimní rovnodennosti
yar-ni a po-dzim-ni ro-vo-den-no-sti
DADansk
ækvinoks
ek-wi-noks
DEDeutsch
Tag-und-Nachtgleiche
tsahg-uŋt-naht-glay-keh
ELΕλληνικά
ηλιοστάσιον
ee-lee-oh-stah-see-on
ESEspañol
equinoccio
e-kwī-NOK-sē-oh
FAفارسی
اَیِینُوْکس
e-ki-noks
FISuomi
päiväntasaus
päi-vän-ta-sauhs
FRFrançais
équinoxe
e-kwi-NOHSS
HEעברית
אֶקְוִינֹקס
ek-wi-noks
HIहिन्दी
सर्वोत्तम
sar-vo-tt-am
HUMagyar
équinóx
e-ki-noks
IDBahasa Indonesia
ekinoks
e-ki-noks
ITItaliano
equinozio
e-kwī-NOH-tsee-oh
JA日本語
春分・秋分
shun-bun-・shū-bun
KO한국어
춘분·가을분
chun-bun·ga-eul-bun
MRMR
सर्वोत्तम
sar-vo-tt-am
MSBahasa Melayu
ekinoks
e-ki-noks
MYမြန်မာ
ပြက္ကာလ
pyak-ka-la
NLNederlands
equinox
ek-wi-noks
NONorsk
ekvator
e-kvah-tor
PLPolski
równonoc
rōwn-onōts
PTPortuguês
equinócio
e-ki-NOH-sē-oh
RORomână
echinoc
e-ki-noks
RUРусский
осенне-весеннее равноденствие
oh-sen-nye-ve-sen-nee rav-no-den-stvie
SVSvenska
ekvator
e-kvah-tor
SWKiswahili
ekinoks
e-ki-noks
TAதமிழ்
சூரியன்
soo-ree-yan
TEతెలుగు
సూర్యోదయం
soo-ri-yo-da-yam
THไทย
ฤดูใบไม้ผลิ
rū-dū bai-mai-phli
TRTürkçe
ekinoks
e-ki-noks
UKУкраїнська
осінньо-весняне рівнодення
oh-sin-nye-ves-nya-ne ri-vo-den-nya
URاردو
اِکْوِیْنُوْکس
i-kwi-noks
VITiếng Việt
điểm xuân phân
dī-ểm-xuân-phân
ZH中文
春分秋分
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