Spendius
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[edit]Etymology
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Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈspen.di.us/, [ˈs̠pɛn̪d̪iʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈspen.di.us/, [ˈspɛn̪d̪ius]
Proper noun
[edit]Spendius m sg (genitive Spendiī or Spendī); second declension
- A chief of the Carthaginian mercenaries
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Spendius |
| Genitive | Spendiī Spendī1 |
| Dative | Spendiō |
| Accusative | Spendium |
| Ablative | Spendiō |
| Vocative | Spendī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References
[edit]- “Spendius”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray