adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
speculātōrius
speculātōrius (feminine speculātōria, neuter speculātōrium)
Classical[spɛ.kʊ.ɫaːˈtoː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[spe.ku.laˈtɔː.ri.us]
Meaning
- adjectiveFor spying or scouting.
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | speculātōrius | speculātōria | speculātōrium |
| genitive | speculātōriī | speculātōriae | speculātōriī |
| dative | speculātōriō | speculātōriae | speculātōriō |
| accusative | speculātōrium | speculātōriam | speculātōrium |
| ablative | speculātōriō | speculātōriā | speculātōriō |
| vocative | speculātōrie | speculātōria | speculātōrium |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | speculātōriī | speculātōriae | speculātōria |
| genitive | speculātōriōrum | speculātōriārum | speculātōriōrum |
| dative | speculātōriīs | speculātōriīs | speculātōriīs |
| accusative | speculātōriōs | speculātōriās | speculātōria |
| ablative | speculātōriīs | speculātōriīs | speculātōriīs |
| vocative | speculātōriī | speculātōriae | speculātōria |
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- navigia speculatoria
- reconnoitring-vessels.
spĕcŭlātōrĭus, a, um, adj. speculator,
I. of or belonging to spies or scouts:
navigia, spy-boats, vessels of observation, Caes. B. G. 4, 26; also called speculatoriae naves, Liv. 30, 10, 14; 35, 26, 9; 36, 42, 8; and caliga, worn by spies or scouts, Suet. Calig. 52.— Hence, subst.: spĕcŭlātōrĭa, ae, f. A. (Sc. navis.) A spy-boat, Liv. 22, 19, 5; 22, 36, 42.—
B. (Sc. caliga.) A boot worn by spies or scouts, Tert. Cor. Mil. 1.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
speculātōrius adj.
speculator, of spies, of scouts : navigia, vessels of observation , Cs.: naves, L.—As subst f . (sc. navis), a spy-boat , L.
Origins
From speculātor (“spy, scout”).
Descendants
- Englishspeculatory
In English words that came into English from speculātōrius
- speculatoryspeculātōrius