specula

See also: spécula

English

Noun

specula

1. plural of speculum

Anagrams

• capsule, laces up, scale up, scaleup, upscale

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Italian

Verb

specula

1. third-person singular present indicative of speculare
2. second-person singular imperative of speculare

Anagrams

• capsule, lupesca

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Latin

Etymology 1

From speciō. Cf. scopulus, through Ancient Greek, from the same root.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈspe.ku.la/, [ˈs̠pɛkʊɫ̪ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈspe.ku.la/, [ˈspɛːkulä]

Noun

specula f (genitive speculae); first declension

1. watchtower, lookout

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	specula	speculae
Genitive	speculae	speculārum
Dative	speculae	speculīs
Accusative	speculam	speculās
Ablative	speculā	speculīs
Vocative	specula	speculae

Derived terms

• speculor

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈspe.ku.la/, [ˈs̠pɛkʊɫ̪ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈspe.ku.la/, [ˈspɛːkulä]

Noun

(deprecated template usage) specula

1. nominative plural of speculum
2. accusative plural of speculum
3. vocative plural of speculum

Etymology 3

Diminutive form of spēs.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈspeː.ku.la/, [ˈs̠peːkʊɫ̪ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈspe.ku.la/, [ˈspɛːkulä]

Noun

spēcula f (genitive spēculae); first declension

1. slight hope

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	spēcula	spēculae
Genitive	spēculae	spēculārum
Dative	spēculae	spēculīs
Accusative	spēculam	spēculās
Ablative	spēculā	spēculīs
Vocative	spēcula	spēculae

References

• “specula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “specula”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• specula 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)
• specula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “specula”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French spéculer, Latin speculari.

Verb

a specula (third-person singular present speculează, past participle speculat) 1st conj.

1. to speculate

Conjugation

    conjugation of specula (first conjugation, -ez- infix)

infinitive			a specula
gerund			speculând
past participle			speculat
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	speculez	speculezi	speculează	speculăm	speculați	speculează
	imperfect	speculam	speculai	specula	speculam	speculați	speculau
	simple perfect	speculai	speculași	speculă	specularăm	specularăți	speculară
	pluperfect	speculasem	speculaseși	speculase	speculaserăm	speculaserăți	speculaseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să speculez	să speculezi	să speculeze	să speculăm	să speculați	să speculeze
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		speculează			speculați
	negative		nu specula			nu speculați

Derived terms

• speculare

Related terms

• speculație