Latin edit

Etymology edit

From spīna (thorn) +‎ -eus.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

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

  1. thorny, spiny

Declension edit

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 edit

  • 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.