sparverius
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Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /sparˈu̯e.ri.us/, [s̠pärˈu̯ɛriʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /sparˈve.ri.us/, [spärˈvɛːrius]
Adjective
[edit]sparverius (feminine sparveria, neuter sparverium); first/second-declension adjective
- (New Latin) sparrow-like
- Synonym: passerīnus
Usage notes
[edit]- Used exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus normally in the nominative singular; other inflections may be theoretical or rarely found.
Declension
[edit]First/second-declension adjective.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
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Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
Nominative | sparverius | sparveria | sparverium | sparveriī | sparveriae | sparveria | |
Genitive | sparveriī | sparveriae | sparveriī | sparveriōrum | sparveriārum | sparveriōrum | |
Dative | sparveriō | sparveriō | sparveriīs | ||||
Accusative | sparverium | sparveriam | sparverium | sparveriōs | sparveriās | sparveria | |
Ablative | sparveriō | sparveriā | sparveriō | sparveriīs | |||
Vocative | sparverie | sparveria | sparverium | sparveriī | sparveriae | sparveria |
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- 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