spineus

Latin

Etymology

From spīna (“thorn”) +‎ -eus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈspiː.ne.us/, [ˈs̠piːneʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈspi.ne.us/, [ˈspiːneus]

Adjective

spīneus (feminine spīnea, neuter spīneum); first/second-declension adjective

1. thorny, spiny

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	spīneus	spīnea	spīneum		spīneī	spīneae	spīnea
Genitive	spīneī	spīneae	spīneī		spīneōrum	spīneārum	spīneōrum
Dative	spīneō		spīneō		spīneīs
Accusative	spīneum	spīneam	spīneum		spīneōs	spīneās	spīnea
Ablative	spīneō	spīneā	spīneō		spīneīs
Vocative	spīnee	spīnea	spīneum		spīneī	spīneae	spīnea

References

• “spineus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “spineus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• spineus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.