Latin edit

Etymology edit

From sponte +‎ -āneus.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

spontāneus (feminine spontānea, neuter spontāneum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. voluntary, spontaneous

Declension edit

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative spontāneus spontānea spontāneum spontāneī spontāneae spontānea
Genitive spontāneī spontāneae spontāneī spontāneōrum spontāneārum spontāneōrum
Dative spontāneō spontāneō spontāneīs
Accusative spontāneum spontāneam spontāneum spontāneōs spontāneās spontānea
Ablative spontāneō spontāneā spontāneō spontāneīs
Vocative spontānee spontānea spontāneum spontāneī spontāneae spontānea

Descendants edit

References edit

  • spontaneus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • spontaneus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • spontaneus in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016