noun · masculinesecond declension
sparulus
sparulus m (genitive sparulī)
Classical[ˈspa.rʊ.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈspaː.ru.lus]
Meaning
- masculinea kind of bream or similar fish
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sparulus | sparulī |
| genitive | sparulī | sparulōrum |
| dative | sparulō | sparulīs |
| accusative | sparulum | sparulōs |
| ablative | sparulō | sparulīs |
| vocative | sparule | sparulī |
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
sparulus ī, m dim.
sparus, a bream , O.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin sparulus From sparus (“bream”) + -ulus (diminutive).