Spurius
See also: spurius
Translingual
Proper noun
Spurius
- A taxonomic genus within the family Passalidae – certain beetles.
Latin
Alternative forms
- Sp. (praenominal abbreviation)
Etymology
From spurius (“of illegitimate birth”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈspu.ri.us/, [ˈs̠pʊriʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈspu.ri.us/, [ˈspuːrius]
Proper noun
Spurius m (genitive Spuriī or Spurī); second declension
- A masculine praenomen.
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Spurius | Spuriī |
| Genitive | Spuriī Spurī1 | Spuriōrum |
| Dative | Spuriō | Spuriīs |
| Accusative | Spurium | Spuriōs |
| Ablative | Spuriō | Spuriīs |
| Vocative | Spurī | Spuriī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References
- “Spŭrĭus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Spurĭus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 1,471/3