spinturnix

Latin

Etymology

Unknown; suggested to be related to Ancient Greek σπινθαρίς (spintharís, “spark”). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /spinˈtur.niks/, [s̠pɪn̪ˈt̪ʊrnɪks̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /spinˈtur.niks/, [spin̪ˈt̪urniks]

Noun

spinturnix f (genitive spinturnicis); third declension

1. A bird of ill omen

Declension

Third-declension noun

	singular	plural
nominative	spinturnix	spinturnicēs
genitive	spinturnicis	spinturnicum
dative	spinturnicī	spinturnicibus
accusative	spinturnicem	spinturnicēs
ablative	spinturnice	spinturnicibus
vocative	spinturnix	spinturnicēs

References

• “spinturnix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• spinturnix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.