speclum

Latin

Noun

speclum n (genitive speclī); second declension (Late Latin, proscribed)

1. Syncopic form of speculum (“mirror”)
   • [3rd–4th century, Appendix Probi, line 3:

     speculum non speclum

     (The correct form is) speculum, not speclum]

Inflection

Second-declension noun (neuter).

	singular	plural
nominative	speclum	specla
genitive	speclī	speclōrum
dative	speclō	speclīs
accusative	speclum	specla
ablative	speclō	speclīs
vocative	speclum	specla

Descendants

• Insular Romance:
  • Sardinian: ipíciu, ispégiu, ispígiu, isprecu, ispregu, ispricu, sprigu
• Italo-Dalmatian:
  • Italian: specchio
  • Sicilian: specchiu
  • Venetan: specio
• Rhaeto-Romance:
  • Friulian: spieli
• Gallo-Romance:
  • Catalan: espill
  • Occitan: espelh
• Ibero-Romance:
  • Old Navarro-Aragonese: spiello, spillu (archaic, Glosas Emilianenses)
    • Aragonese: espiello
  • Old Galician-Portuguese: espelho
    • Fala: espellu, ispellu
    • Galician: espello
    • Portuguese: espelho
  • Old Leonese:
    • Asturian: espeyu
    • Leonese: espeyu
    • Mirandese: speilho
  • Old Spanish: espeio, espejo
    • Ladino: espejo
    • Spanish: espejo
• → Proto-West Germanic: *spēgl (see there for further descendants)