sparverius

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Latin

Etymology

Epithet name used by Linnaeus. Variant of previous (e)spervarius, (e)sperverius, (e)sprevarius, (e)sperverus, a Latinization of Old French esprevier (“sparrowhawk”) (ancestor of French épervier), ultimately from Germanic *sparwô (“sparrow”)) + a second element that is either from Latin -ārius or Germanic *arô (“eagle”). Linnaeus's spelling with sparv- was possibly influenced by Swedish sparv (“sparrow”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

sparverius (feminine sparveria, neuter sparverium); first/second-declension adjective

  1. (New Latin) sparrow-like
    Synonym: passerīnus

Usage notes

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative sparverius sparveria sparverium sparveriī sparveriae sparveria
Genitive sparveriī sparveriae sparveriī sparveriōrum sparveriārum sparveriōrum
Dative sparveriō sparveriō sparveriīs
Accusative sparverium sparveriam sparverium sparveriōs sparveriās sparveria
Ablative sparveriō sparveriā sparveriō sparveriīs
Vocative sparverie sparveria sparverium sparveriī sparveriae sparveria

Derived terms

References

  • sparvarius in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • spervarius in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne (eds.) Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources (British Academy: Oxford, 1975–2013). spervarius
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