sparverius

Latin

Etymology

Epithet name used by Linnaeus. Variant of previous (e)spervarius, (e)sperverius, (e)sprevarius, (e)sperverus, a Latinization of Old French esprevier (“sparrowhawk”) (ancestor of French épervier), ultimately from Germanic *sparwô (“sparrow”)) + a second element that is either from Latin -ārius or Germanic *arô (“eagle”). Linnaeus's spelling with sparv- was possibly influenced by Swedish sparv (“sparrow”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /sparˈu̯e.ri.us/, [s̠pärˈu̯ɛriʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /sparˈve.ri.us/, [spärˈvɛːrius]

Adjective

sparverius (feminine sparveria, neuter sparverium); first/second-declension adjective

1. (New Latin) sparrow-like

   Synonym: passerīnus

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	sparverius	sparveria	sparverium		sparveriī	sparveriae	sparveria
genitive	sparveriī	sparveriae	sparveriī		sparveriōrum	sparveriārum	sparveriōrum
dative	sparveriō	sparveriae	sparveriō		sparveriīs
accusative	sparverium	sparveriam	sparverium		sparveriōs	sparveriās	sparveria
ablative	sparveriō	sparveriā	sparveriō		sparveriīs
vocative	sparverie	sparveria	sparverium		sparveriī	sparveriae	sparveria

Usage notes

• Used exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus normally in the nominative singular; other inflections may be theoretical or rarely found.

Derived terms

• Falco sparverius

References

• sparvarius in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• spervarius in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne (eds.) Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources (British Academy: Oxford, 1975–2013). spervarius