spineus

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Latin

Etymology

From spīna (“thorn”) +‎ -eus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

spīneus (feminine spīnea, neuter spīneum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. thorny, spiny

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative spīneus spīnea spīneum spīneī spīneae spīnea
genitive spīneī spīneae spīneī spīneōrum spīneārum spīneōrum
dative spīneō spīneae spīneō spīneīs
accusative spīneum spīneam spīneum spīneōs spīneās spīnea
ablative spīneō spīneā spīneō spīneīs
vocative spīnee spīnea spīneum spīneī spīneae spīnea

References

  • “spineus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “spineus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • spineus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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