spectile

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈspek.ti.le/, [ˈs̠pɛkt̪ɪɫ̪ɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈspek.ti.le/, [ˈspɛkt̪ile]

Noun

spectile n (genitive spectilis); third declension

1. A piece of flesh from the belly of a swine

Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, “pure” i-stem).

	singular	plural
nominative	spectile	spectilia
genitive	spectilis	spectilium
dative	spectilī	spectilibus
accusative	spectile	spectilia
ablative	spectilī	spectilibus
vocative	spectile	spectilia

References

• “spectile”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• spectile in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.