noun · neutersecond declension
speculārium
speculārium n (genitive speculāriī or speculārī)
Classical[spɛ.kʊˈɫa.ri.ũː]Ecclesiastical[spe.kuˈlaː.ri.um]
Meaning
- a window-pane, a transparency, a piece of glass that lets through light into a building
Dig. 43, 24, 9, § 1 Ulpianus libro septuagensimo primo ad edictum Si tamen sera vel clavis vel cancellus vel specularium sit ablatum, quod vi aut clam agi non poterit.
But if a door-bar or a key or a grate or a pane is carried away, be it by force or stealthily, there is no action [by interdict].
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | speculārium | speculāria |
| genitive | speculāriī speculārī | speculāriōrum |
| dative | speculāriō | speculāriīs |
| accusative | speculārium | speculāria |
| ablative | speculāriō | speculāriīs |
| vocative | speculārium | speculāria |
Origins
Back-formed from the plural of speculāris.
Descendants
- Jewish Babylonian Aramaicאִיסְפַּקְלָרְיָא