adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective
speculāris
speculāris (neuter speculāre)
speculāria pl. nom. n.; pl. acc. n.; pl. voc. n.
Meaning
- two terminationspecular; resembling or relating to a mirror
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | speculāris | speculāris | speculāre |
| genitive | speculāris | speculāris | speculāris |
| dative | speculārī | speculārī | speculārī |
| accusative | speculārem | speculārem | speculāre |
| ablative | speculārī | speculārī | speculārī |
| vocative | speculāris | speculāris | speculāre |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | speculārēs | speculārēs | speculāria |
| genitive | speculārium | speculārium | speculārium |
| dative | speculāribus | speculāribus | speculāribus |
| accusative | speculārīs speculārēs | speculārīs speculārēs | speculāria |
| ablative | speculāribus | speculāribus | speculāribus |
| vocative | speculārēs | speculārēs | speculāria |
spĕcŭlāris, e, adj. speculum.
I. In gen., of or belonging to a mirror, like a mirror (post-Aug.):
speculari ratione, in the manner of a mirror, Sen. Q. N. 1, 5, 9. —II. In partic.:
specularis lapis, a kind of transparent stone, muscovy-glass, isinglass-stone, mica, Plin. 36, 22, 45, § 150 sqq.; 9, 35, 56, § 113; Petr. 68; Lact. Opif. Dei, 8 med.—Hence, spĕcŭlārĭa, ōrum, n., window panes, a window, Sen. Ep. 90, 25; 86, 11; id. Prov. 4, 9; id. Q. N. 4, 13, 7; Plin. 19, 5, 23, § 64; Plin. Ep. 2, 17, 4 and 21; Mart. 8, 14; Juv. 4, 21; Col. 11, 3, 52; Pall. 1, 20, 1 al.—In sing.: per corneum specular, Tert. Anim. 53 med.Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*speḱ-
- Proto-Indo-European*spéḱyeti
- Proto-Italic*spekjō
- Latinspeculāris
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -āris Latin speculāris From speculum + -āris.
In English words that came into English from speculāris
- specularspeculāris