spatium

Latin

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *spē- (“to stretch, to pull”). Compare Proto-Germanic *spē-d-i.

Noun

spatium (genitive spatiī); n, second declension

1. Space, room, extent
2. Distance between points
3. A square, walk, or promenade
4. Racetrack, lap or a race, or racecourse
5. Period or interval of time
6. Quantity of length
7. Time or leisure, as with opportunity

Inflection

• Note: Genitive singular is sometimes spatī

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	spatium	spatia
genitive	spatiī	spatiōrum
dative	spatiō	spatiīs
accusative	spatium	spatia
ablative	spatiō	spatiīs
vocative	spatium	spatia

Derived terms

• spatior

Descendants

Dutch: spatie English: space French: espace Italian: spazio

Old Italian: spazzo (“floor”) Portuguese: espaço Romanian: spațiu, spaț Spanish: espacio