spondeus

English

Noun

spondeus (plural spondei)

  1. Archaic form of spondee.

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σπονδεῖος (spondeîos, “spondee”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /sponˈdeː.us/, [s̠pɔn̪ˈd̪eːʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /sponˈde.us/, [spon̪ˈd̪ɛːus]

Noun

spondēus m (genitive spondēī); second declension

  1. spondee

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative spondēus spondēī
Genitive spondēī spondēōrum
Dative spondēō spondēīs
Accusative spondēum spondēōs
Ablative spondēō spondēīs
Vocative spondēe spondēī

Descendants
  • English: spondee
  • French: spondée
  • German: Spondeus
  • Italian: spondeo
  • Spanish: espondeo

References
  • “spondeus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “spondeus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • spondeus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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