LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

sparus1

sparus m (genitive sparī)
Classical[ˈspa.rʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈspaː.rus]

Meaning

  1. masculinehunting spear; a small missile weapon with a curved blade

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesparussparī
genitivesparīsparōrum
dativesparōsparīs
accusativesparumsparōs
ablativesparōsparīs
vocativesparesparī

spărus, i, m. (
I. neutr. collat. form, plur. spara, Lucil. ap. Fest. pp. 330 and 331 Müll.; and id. ap. Non. 224, 2), a small missile weapon with a curved blade, a huntingspear (syn. venabulum), Varr. and Sisenn. ap. Non. 555, 20 sq.; Sall. C. 56, 3; Liv. 34, 15; Verg. A. 11, 682 Serv.; Sil. 3, 388; 8, 523; Isid. 12, 6, 31.

Origins

From Proto-Indo-European *sperH- (“spear, a kind of tree”). Compare Proto-Germanic *speru (“spear”), Albanian shpardh (“Italian oak”).

noun · masculinesecond declension
sparus2
sparus m (genitive sparī)
Classical[ˈspa.rʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈspaː.rus]

Meaning

  1. masculinegilt-head bream; a kind of fish

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesparussparī
genitivesparīsparōrum
dativesparōsparīs
accusativesparumsparōs
ablativesparōsparīs
vocativesparesparī

spărus, i, m.,
I. a kind of fish, the gilt-head, gilt-bream: Sparus aurata, Linn.; Cels. 2, 18 med.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σπάρος (spáros, “annular seabream”).

Descendants
  • Italiansparo
  • Italiansparaglione
  • Albanianshpalcë
  • Albanianshparzë
  • TranslingualSparus

In English words that came into English from sparus

  • sparoidsparus
  • sparidsparus

Quick answers

What does sparus mean in Latin?
sparus, a noun, means “hunting spear; a small missile weapon with a curved blade”.
What is the genitive of sparus?
The genitive singular is sparī. sparus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce sparus?
In classical Latin, [ˈspa.rʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈspaː.rus].