adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
spīneus
spīneus (feminine spīnea, neuter spīneum)
Classical[ˈspiː.ne.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈspiː.ne.us]
Meaning
- adjectivethorny, spiny
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
ē spīnīs factusspīneus -a -um — in Evangelium secundum Marcum, ch. 21
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | spīneus | spīnea | spīneum |
| genitive | spīneī | spīneae | spīneī |
| dative | spīneō | spīneae | spīneō |
| accusative | spīneum | spīneam | spīneum |
| ablative | spīneō | spīneā | spīneō |
| vocative | spīnee | spīnea | spīneum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | spīneī | spīneae | spīnea |
| genitive | spīneōrum | spīneārum | spīneōrum |
| dative | spīneīs | spīneīs | spīneīs |
| accusative | spīneōs | spīneās | spīnea |
| ablative | spīneīs | spīneīs | spīneīs |
| vocative | spīneī | spīneae | spīnea |
spīnĕus, a, um, adj. id.,
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
spīneus adj.
spina, of thorns, thorny : vincula, O.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *spey-der. Proto-Italic *speinā Latin spīna Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin spīneus From spīna (“thorn”) + -eus.