aspilogia
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Coined by Sir Henry Spelman circa 1595 as the title to his treatise on coats of arms, from ἀσπίς ("shield") + -λογία ("study of"). Sir Anthony Wagner argued in his Catalogue of Mediaeval Arms (1950) that on etymological grounds a better form of the word would have been "Aspidologia," but retained Spelman's innovation.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /as.piˈlo.ɡi.a/, [äs̠pɪˈɫ̪ɔɡiä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /as.piˈlo.d͡ʒi.a/, [äspiˈlɔːd͡ʒiä]
Noun
[edit]aspilogia f (genitive aspilogiae); first declension
- (heraldry) coats of arms, heraldry, armory (especially as a collection)
First-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | aspilogia | aspilogiae |
| genitive | aspilogiae | aspilogiārum |
| dative | aspilogiae | aspilogiīs |
| accusative | aspilogiam | aspilogiās |
| ablative | aspilogiā | aspilogiīs |
| vocative | aspilogia | aspilogiae |
References
[edit]- Dictionary of National Biography
- Revised Medieval Latin Word List