Spurius
See also: spurius
Translingual
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Etymology
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Proper noun
[edit]Spurius ?
- A taxonomic genus within the family Passalidae – certain beetles.
Hypernyms
[edit]- (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
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References
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Spurius on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Spurius on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Spurius on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Latin
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- Sp. (praenominal abbreviation)
Etymology
[edit]From spurius (“of illegitimate birth”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈspu.ri.us/, [ˈs̠pʊriʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈspu.ri.us/, [ˈspuːrius]
Proper noun
[edit]Spurius m (genitive Spuriī or Spurī); second declension
- A masculine praenomen.
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun.
| 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
[edit]- “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.