spurium
See also: Spurium
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈspu.ri.um/, [ˈs̠pʊriʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈspu.ri.um/, [ˈspuːrium]
Etymology 1
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Noun
spurium n (genitive spuriī or spurī); second declension
- pudendum muliebre
- a marine animal of similar shape
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | spurium | spuria |
| Genitive | spuriī spurī1 |
spuriōrum |
| Dative | spuriō | spuriīs |
| Accusative | spurium | spuria |
| Ablative | spuriō | spuriīs |
| Vocative | spurium | spuria |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Etymology 2
Adjective
(deprecated template usage) spurium
- nominative neuter singular of spurius
- accusative masculine singular of spurius
- accusative neuter singular of spurius
- vocative neuter singular of spurius
References
- “spurium”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- spurium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.