spondylus

See also: Spondylus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σπόνδυλος (spóndulos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈspon.dy.lus/, [ˈs̠pɔn̪d̪ʏɫ̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈspon.di.lus/, [ˈspɔn̪d̪ilus]

Noun

spondylus m (genitive spondylī); second declension

1. (anatomy) vertebra, spondyle
2. mussel

Declension

Second-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	spondylus	spondylī
genitive	spondylī	spondylōrum
dative	spondylō	spondylīs
accusative	spondylum	spondylōs
ablative	spondylō	spondylīs
vocative	spondyle	spondylī

Descendants

• English: spondyle
• Italian: spondilo

References

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