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) IPA^(key): /sparˈu̯e.ri.us/, [s̠pärˈu̯ɛriʊs̠]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /sparˈve.ri.us/, [spärˈvɛːrius]

Adjective

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

(New Latin) sparrow-like
Synonym: passerīnus

Usage notes

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

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Number	Singular			Plural
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

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