LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

spasmus

spasmus m (genitive spasmī)

Meaning

  1. masculinecramp, convulsion, spasm

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativespasmusspasmī
genitivespasmīspasmōrum
dativespasmōspasmīs
accusativespasmumspasmōs
ablativespasmōspasmīs
vocativespasmespasmī

spasmus, i, m., = σπασμός,
I. a cramp, convulsion, spasm (post-Aug. for convulsio), Plin. 22, 8, 9, § 21; 24, 7, 24, § 40; 30, 12, 36, § 110; Scrib. Comp. 171; Cael. Aur. Acut. 2, 3, 18.—Collat. form spasma, ătis, n., = σπάσμα, Plin. 28, 17, 72, § 237.

Origins

From Ancient Greek σπασμός (spasmós, “spasm, convulsion”), from σπάω (spáō, “to draw out, pull out”).

Elsewhere
  • Portuguesepasmofrom Late Latin pasmus
  • Spanishpasmofrom Late Latin pasmus
  • Italianspasmarefrom Vulgar Latin *spasmare
  • Italianspasimarefrom Vulgar Latin *spasmare
  • Frenchpâmerfrom Vulgar Latin *spasmare
  • Portuguesepasmarfrom Vulgar Latin *spasmare
  • Spanishpasmarfrom Vulgar Latin *spasmare
  • Catalanespasme
  • Italianspasmo
  • Portugueseespasmo
Italo-Romance
  • Italianspasmo
  • Italianspasimo

Quick answers

What does spasmus mean in Latin?
spasmus, a noun, means “cramp, convulsion, spasm”.
What is the genitive of spasmus?
The genitive singular is spasmī. spasmus is masculine, second declension.