sponsalicius

Latin

Etymology

From spōnsālis +‎ -icius.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /spon.saːˈli.ki.us/, [s̠põːs̠äːˈlʲɪkiʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /spon.saˈli.t͡ʃi.us/, [sponsäˈliːt͡ʃius]

Adjective

spōnsālicius (feminine spōnsālicia, neuter spōnsālicium); first/second-declension adjective

1. (Late Latin) pertaining to a betrothal, spousal

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	spōnsālicius	spōnsālicia	spōnsālicium		spōnsāliciī	spōnsāliciae	spōnsālicia
Genitive	spōnsāliciī	spōnsāliciae	spōnsāliciī		spōnsāliciōrum	spōnsāliciārum	spōnsāliciōrum
Dative	spōnsāliciō		spōnsāliciō		spōnsāliciīs
Accusative	spōnsālicium	spōnsāliciam	spōnsālicium		spōnsāliciōs	spōnsāliciās	spōnsālicia
Ablative	spōnsāliciō	spōnsāliciā	spōnsāliciō		spōnsāliciīs
Vocative	spōnsālicie	spōnsālicia	spōnsālicium		spōnsāliciī	spōnsāliciae	spōnsālicia

Descendants

• → Italian: sponsalizio, sposalizio

References

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