Spurius
See also: spurius
Latin
Alternative forms
- Sp. (praenominal abbreviation)
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈspu.ri.us/, [ˈs̠pʊriʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈspu.ri.us/, [ˈspuːrius]
Proper noun
Spurius m (genitive Spuriī or Spurī); second declension
- A masculine praenomen.
Declension
Second-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | Spurius | Spuriī |
Genitive | Spuriī Spurī1 |
Spuriōrum |
Dative | Spuriō | Spuriīs |
Accusative | Spurium | Spuriōs |
Ablative | Spuriō | Spuriīs |
Vocative | Spurī | Spuriī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References
- “Spŭrĭus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Spurĭus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 1,471/3.