LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

spadō

spadō m (genitive spadōnis)

Meaning

  1. eunuch
    Spadōne cum sīs ēvirātior flūxō, [...]86 CE – 103 CE, Martialis, Epigrammata 5.41.1
  2. an impotent person

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativespadōspadōnēs
genitivespadōnisspadōnum
dativespadōnīspadōnibus
accusativespadōnemspadōnēs
ablativespadōnespadōnibus
vocativespadōspadōnēs

spădo, ōnis, m., = σπάδων.
I. Lit., one who has no generative power, an impotent person (whether by nature or by castration; hence more gen. Than castratus), Dig. 50, 16, 128; 23, 3, 39; 28, 2, 6; 1, 7, 2; 40, 2, 14; opp. castratus, Just. Inst. 1, 11, 9. —Of horses, Veg. 6, 7, 2.—
B. In partic., a castrated person, a eunuch, Liv. 9, 17, 16; Quint. 11, 3, 19; Plin. 13, 4, 9, § 41; Hor. Epod. 9, 13; Juv. 14, 91 al.—
II. Transf., of unfruitful or seedless plants, Col. 3, 10, 15; Plin. 13, 4, 8, § 38; of a reed without down, id. 16, 36, 66, § 170.

Origins

From Ancient Greek σπάδων (spádōn).

Quick answers

What does spadō mean in Latin?
spadō, a noun, means “eunuch; an impotent person”.
What is the genitive of spadō?
The genitive singular is spadōnis. spadō is masculine, third declension.