LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

sparverius

sparverius (feminine sparveria, neuter sparverium)
Classical[sparˈwɛ.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[sparˈvɛː.ri.us]

Meaning

  1. New Latinadjectivesparrow-like

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesparveriussparveriasparverium
genitivesparveriīsparveriaesparveriī
dativesparveriōsparveriaesparveriō
accusativesparveriumsparveriamsparverium
ablativesparveriōsparveriāsparveriō
vocativesparveriesparveriasparverium
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesparveriīsparveriaesparveria
genitivesparveriōrumsparveriārumsparveriōrum
dativesparveriīssparveriīssparveriīs
accusativesparveriōssparveriāssparveria
ablativesparveriīssparveriīssparveriīs
vocativesparveriīsparveriaesparveria

Origins

Epithet name used by Linnaeus. Variant of previous (e)spervarius, (e)sperverius, (e)sprevarius, (e)sperverus, a Latinization of Old French esprevier (“sparrowhawk”) (ancestor of French épervier), ultimately from Germanic *sparwô (“sparrow”)) + a second element that is either from Latin -ārius or Germanic *arô (“eagle”). Linnaeus's spelling with sparv- was possibly influenced by Swedish sparv (“sparrow”).

Quick answers

What does sparverius mean in Latin?
sparverius, a adjective, means “sparrow-like”.
How do you pronounce sparverius?
In classical Latin, [sparˈwɛ.ri.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [sparˈvɛː.ri.us].