spinturnix

Latin

Etymology

Unknown; suggested to be related to Ancient Greek σπινθαρίς (spintharís, spark). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

Noun

spinturnix f (genitive spinturnicis); third declension

  1. 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.
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