LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

speclum

speclum n (genitive speclī)

Meaning

  1. Late Latinneuterproscribedsyncopic form of speculum (“mirror”)
    speculum non speclum(The correct form is) speculum, not speclum[3rd–4th century, Appendix Probi, line 3:

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativespeclumspecla
genitivespeclīspeclōrum
dativespeclōspeclīs
accusativespeclumspecla
ablativespeclōspeclīs
vocativespeclumspecla

Origins

Insular Romance
  • Sardinianipíciu
  • Sardinianispégiu
  • Sardinianispígiu
  • Sardinianisprecu
  • Sardinianispregu
  • Sardinianispricu
  • Sardiniansprigu
Ibero-Romance
  • Portugueseespelhofrom Old Galician-Portuguese espelho
  • Spanishespejofrom Old Spanish espeio
  • Falaespellufrom Old Galician-Portuguese espelho
  • Falaispellufrom Old Galician-Portuguese espelho
  • Galicianespellofrom Old Galician-Portuguese espelho
  • Asturianespeyu
  • Leoneseespeyu
  • Mirandesespeilho
  • Aragoneseespiellofrom Old Navarro-Aragonese spiello
  • Ladinoespejofrom Old Spanish espeio
Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanespill
  • Occitanespelh
Italo-Dalmatian
  • Italianspecchio
  • Sicilianspecchiu
  • Venetanspecio
Gallo-Italic
  • Emilianspèc'
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Friulianspieli
Borrowings
  • Proto-West Germanic*spēgl

Quick answers

What does speclum mean in Latin?
speclum, a noun, means “syncopic form of speculum (“mirror”)”.
What is the genitive of speclum?
The genitive singular is speclī. speclum is neuter, second declension.