LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

spīcilegium

spīcilegium n (genitive spīcilegiī or spīcilegī)
Classical[spiː.kɪˈɫɛ.ɡi.ũː]Ecclesiastical[spi.t͡ʃiˈlɛː.d͡ʒi.um]

Meaning

  1. Classical Latinliterallya gleaning of ears of corn (collection of ears of corn left behind after the main harvest or gathering thereof)
  2. New Latinfigurativelya “gathering” of sparse specimens that have been overlooked by others
    Lichenum Helveticorum spicilegiumA gathering of Swiss lichens1823, Ludwig Emanuel Schærer, Lichenum Helveticorum spicilegium, main title:

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativespīcilegiumspīcilegia
genitivespīcilegiī
spīcilegī		spīcilegiōrum
dativespīcilegiōspīcilegiīs
accusativespīcilegiumspīcilegia
ablativespīcilegiōspīcilegiīs
vocativespīcilegiumspīcilegia

spīcĭlĕgĭum, ii, n. spica-lego,
I. a gleaning, leasing of ears of corn after gathering (very rare): messi facta spicilegium venire oportet, Varr. R. R. 1, 53; id. L. L. 7, § 109 Müll.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *léǵeti Proto-Italic *legō Latin legō Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin spīcilegium From spīca (“an ear of corn”) + legō (“to gather”) + -ium (suffix forming abstract neuter substantives).

Quick answers

What does spīcilegium mean in Latin?
spīcilegium, a noun, means “a gleaning of ears of corn (collection of ears of corn left behind after the main harvest or gathering thereof); a “gathering” of sparse specimens that have been overlooked by others”.
What is the genitive of spīcilegium?
The genitive singular is spīcilegiī. spīcilegium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce spīcilegium?
In classical Latin, [spiː.kɪˈɫɛ.ɡi.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [spi.t͡ʃiˈlɛː.d͡ʒi.um].