Spurius
See also: spurius
Translingual
Etymology
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Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Holometabola - superorder; Coleoptera - order; Polyphaga - suborder; Scarabaeiformia - infraorder; Scarabaeoidea - superfamily; Passalidae - family; Passalinae - subfamily; Proculini - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus):
References
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Spurius on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
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Latin
Alternative forms
- Sp. (praenominal abbreviation)
Etymology
From spurius (“of illegitimate birth”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈspu.ri.us/, [ˈs̠pʊriʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈspu.ri.us/, [ˈspuːrius]
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.
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