speculatorius

Latin

Etymology

From speculātor (“spy, scout”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /spe.ku.laːˈtoː.ri.us/, [s̠pɛkʊɫ̪äːˈt̪oːriʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /spe.ku.laˈto.ri.us/, [spekuläˈt̪ɔːrius]

Adjective

speculātōrius (feminine speculātōria, neuter speculātōrium); first/second-declension adjective

1. For spying or scouting.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	speculātōrius	speculātōria	speculātōrium		speculātōriī	speculātōriae	speculātōria
Genitive	speculātōriī	speculātōriae	speculātōriī		speculātōriōrum	speculātōriārum	speculātōriōrum
Dative	speculātōriō		speculātōriō		speculātōriīs
Accusative	speculātōrium	speculātōriam	speculātōrium		speculātōriōs	speculātōriās	speculātōria
Ablative	speculātōriō	speculātōriā	speculātōriō		speculātōriīs
Vocative	speculātōrie	speculātōria	speculātōrium		speculātōriī	speculātōriae	speculātōria

Derived terms

• speculātōria

Related terms

• speculātor

Descendants

• English: speculatory

References

• “speculatorius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “speculatorius”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• speculatorius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • reconnoitring-vessels: navigia speculatoria
    
• speculatorius in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016