LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

spathāceus

spathāceus (feminine spathācea, neuter spathāceum)

Meaning

  1. New Latinadjectivefurnished with or enclosed by a spathe; resembling a spathe

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativespathāceusspathāceaspathāceum
genitivespathāceīspathāceaespathāceī
dativespathāceōspathāceaespathāceō
accusativespathāceumspathāceamspathāceum
ablativespathāceōspathāceāspathāceō
vocativespathāceespathāceaspathāceum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativespathāceīspathāceaespathācea
genitivespathāceōrumspathāceārumspathāceōrum
dativespathāceīsspathāceīsspathāceīs
accusativespathāceōsspathāceāsspathācea
ablativespathāceīsspathāceīsspathāceīs
vocativespathāceīspathāceaespathācea

Origins

From spatha (“blade”) + -āceus from Ancient Greek σπάθη (spáthē).

Descendants
  • Englishspathaceous

Quick answers

What does spathāceus mean in Latin?
spathāceus, a adjective, means “furnished with or enclosed by a spathe; resembling a spathe”.