sparsus

Latin

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of spargō.

Participle

sparsus (feminine sparsa, neuter sparsum, adverb sparsim); first/second-declension participle

  1. scattered, strewn, sprinkled
  2. spotted, freckled

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative sparsus sparsa sparsum sparsī sparsae sparsa
Genitive sparsī sparsae sparsī sparsōrum sparsārum sparsōrum
Dative sparsō sparsō sparsīs
Accusative sparsum sparsam sparsum sparsōs sparsās sparsa
Ablative sparsō sparsā sparsō sparsīs
Vocative sparse sparsa sparsum sparsī sparsae sparsa

Descendants
  • → English: sparse
  • French: épars
  • ⇒ Galician: salpreso
  • Italian: sparso
  • Portuguese: esparso

References
  • “sparsus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • sparsus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • “sparsus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
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