adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
spīceus
spīceus (feminine spīcea, neuter spīceum)
Meaning
- adjectiveconsisting of ears of corn
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | spīceus | spīcea | spīceum |
| genitive | spīceī | spīceae | spīceī |
| dative | spīceō | spīceae | spīceō |
| accusative | spīceum | spīceam | spīceum |
| ablative | spīceō | spīceā | spīceō |
| vocative | spīcee | spīcea | spīceum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | spīceī | spīceae | spīcea |
| genitive | spīceōrum | spīceārum | spīceōrum |
| dative | spīceīs | spīceīs | spīceīs |
| accusative | spīceōs | spīceās | spīcea |
| ablative | spīceīs | spīceīs | spīceīs |
| vocative | spīceī | spīceae | spīcea |
spīcĕus, a, um, adj. spica,
I. consisting of ears of corn (poet. and in post-Aug. prose):
corona, Tib. 1, 1, 16 (24); Hor. C. S. 30; Plin. 18, 2, 2, § 6; Sabin. Massur. ap. Gell. 6, 7, 8; cf. serta, Tib. 1, 10, 22; Ov. M. 2, 28; 10, 433; id. Am. 3, 10, 36; Claud. B. Gild. 136: messis, i. e. of grain, Verg. G. 1, 314: frux, Aus. Monos. de Cibis: coma, i. e. the ears, Prop. 4 (5), 2, 14.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
spīceus adj.
spica, consisting of ears of corn : corona, H., Tb.: serta, O., Tb.: messis, i. e. of grain , V.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin spīceus From spīca + -eus.