spinturnix
Latin
Etymology
Unknown; suggested to be related to Ancient Greek σπινθαρίς (spintharís, “spark”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /spinˈtur.niks/, [s̠pɪn̪ˈt̪ʊrnɪks̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /spinˈtur.niks/, [spin̪ˈt̪urniks]
Noun
spinturnix f (genitive spinturnicis); third declension
- A bird of ill omen
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | spinturnix | spinturnicēs |
| Genitive | spinturnicis | spinturnicum |
| Dative | spinturnicī | spinturnicibus |
| Accusative | spinturnicem | spinturnicēs |
| Ablative | spinturnice | spinturnicibus |
| Vocative | spinturnix | spinturnicēs |
References
- “spinturnix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- spinturnix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette