Spendius
Latin
editEtymology
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Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈspen.di.us/, [ˈs̠pɛn̪d̪iʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈspen.di.us/, [ˈspɛn̪d̪ius]
Proper noun
editSpendius m sg (genitive Spendiī or Spendī); second declension
- A chief of the Carthaginian mercenaries
Declension
editSecond-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Spendius |
Genitive | Spendiī Spendī1 |
Dative | Spendiō |
Accusative | Spendium |
Ablative | Spendiō |
Vocative | Spendī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References
edit- “Spendius”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray