aspilogia
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Coined by Sir Henry Spelman circa 1595 as the title to his treatise on coats of arms, from ἀσπίς ("shield") + -λογία ("study of"). Sir Anthony Wagner argued in his Catalogue of Mediaeval Arms (1950) that on etymological grounds a better form of the word would have been "Aspidologia," but retained Spelman's innovation.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /as.piˈlo.ɡi.a/, [äs̠pɪˈɫ̪ɔɡiä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /as.piˈlo.d͡ʒi.a/, [äspiˈlɔːd͡ʒiä]
Noun edit
aspilogia f (genitive aspilogiae); first declension
- (heraldry) coats of arms, heraldry, armory (especially as a collection)
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | aspilogia | aspilogiae |
| Genitive | aspilogiae | aspilogiārum |
| Dative | aspilogiae | aspilogiīs |
| Accusative | aspilogiam | aspilogiās |
| Ablative | aspilogiā | aspilogiīs |
| Vocative | aspilogia | aspilogiae |
References edit
- Dictionary of National Biography
- Revised Medieval Latin Word List