spectaculum
LatinEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From spectō (“I watch, observe, look at, see”) + -culum.
NounEdit
spectāculum n (genitive spectāculī); second declension
DeclensionEdit
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | spectāculum | spectācula |
| Genitive | spectāculī | spectāculōrum |
| Dative | spectāculō | spectāculīs |
| Accusative | spectāculum | spectācula |
| Ablative | spectāculō | spectāculīs |
| Vocative | spectāculum | spectācula |
DescendantsEdit
- Catalan: espectacle
- Middle French: spectacle
- → English: spectacle
- French: spectacle
- → Russian: спекта́кль (spektáklʹ)
- → Uzbek: spektakl
- → Russian: спекта́кль (spektáklʹ)
- Danish: spektakel
- Dutch: spektakel
- German: Spektakel
- Italian: spettacolo
- Portuguese: espetáculo
- Spanish: espectáculo
- Swedish: spektakel
ReferencesEdit
- spectaculum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879
- spectaculum in Charlton T. Lewis, An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers, 1891
- spectaculum in Gaffiot, Félix, Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette, 1934
- spectaculum in Ramminger, Johann, Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016, retrieved 16 July 2016