spondylus

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σπόνδυλος (spóndulos).

Pronunciation

Noun

spondylus m (genitive spondylī); second declension

  1. (anatomy) vertebra, spondyle
  2. mussel

Declension

Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative spondylus spondylī
genitive spondylī spondylōrum
dative spondylō spondylīs
accusative spondylum spondylōs
ablative spondylō spondylīs
vocative spondyle spondylī

Descendants

  • English: spondyle
  • Italian: spondilo

References

  • “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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