aspilogia
Latin
editEtymology
editCoined 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 Latin) IPA(key): /as.piˈlo.ɡi.a/, [äs̠pɪˈɫ̪ɔɡiä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /as.piˈlo.d͡ʒi.a/, [äspiˈlɔːd͡ʒiä]
Noun
editaspilogia 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