spondylus

See also: Spondylus

Latin edit

Etymology edit

From Ancient Greek σπόνδυλος (spóndulos).

Pronunciation edit

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈspon.dy.lus/, [ˈs̠pɔn̪d̪ʏɫ̪ʊs̠]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈspon.di.lus/, [ˈspɔn̪d̪ilus]

Noun edit

spondylus m (genitive spondylī); second declension

(anatomy) vertebra, spondyle
mussel

Declension edit

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	spondylus	spondylī
Genitive	spondylī	spondylōrum
Dative	spondylō	spondylīs
Accusative	spondylum	spondylōs
Ablative	spondylō	spondylīs
Vocative	spondyle	spondylī

Descendants edit

English: spondyle
Italian: spondilo

References edit

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

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