spinturnix

Latin

Etymology

Unknown; suggested to be related to Ancient Greek σπινθαρίς (spintharís, “spark”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /spinˈtur.niks/, [s̠pɪn̪ˈt̪ʊrnɪks̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /spinˈtur.niks/, [spin̪ˈt̪urniks]

Noun

spinturnix f (genitive spinturnicis); third declension

  1. A bird of ill omen

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative spinturnix spinturnicēs
Genitive spinturnicis spinturnicum
Dative spinturnicī spinturnicibus
Accusative spinturnicem spinturnicēs
Ablative spinturnice spinturnicibus
Vocative spinturnix spinturnicēs

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