Spurius

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Translingual

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Etymology

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Proper noun

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Spurius ?

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Passalidae – certain beetles.

Hypernyms

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Hyponyms

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  • (genus):

References

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Latin

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Alternative forms

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  • Sp. (praenominal abbreviation)

Etymology

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From spurius (of illegitimate birth).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Spurius m (genitive Spuriī or Spurī); second declension

  1. A masculine praenomen.

Declension

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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

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  • 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.