speclum
Latin
editNoun
editspeclum n (genitive speclī); second declension (Late Latin, proscribed)
- Syncopic form of speculum (“mirror”)
- 3rd–4th century, Appendix Probi, line 3:
- speculum non speclum
- [The correct form is] speculum, not speclum
Inflection
editSecond-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | speclum | specla |
Genitive | speclī | speclōrum |
Dative | speclō | speclīs |
Accusative | speclum | specla |
Ablative | speclō | speclīs |
Vocative | speclum | specla |
Descendants
edit- Italo-Romance:
- Padanian:
- Insular Romance:
- Gallo-Narbonnese:
- Ibero-Romance:
- → Proto-West Germanic: *spēgl (see there for further descendants)