LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

spithama

spithama f (genitive spithamae)

Meaning

  1. femininespan

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativespithamaspithamae
genitivespithamaespithamārum
dativespithamaespithamīs
accusativespithamamspithamās
ablativespithamāspithamīs
vocativespithamaspithamae

spĭthăma, ae, f., = σπιθαμή,
I. a span (syn. palmus), Plin. 7, 2, 2, § 26.

Origins

From Ancient Greek σπιθαμή (spithamḗ).

Quick answers

What does spithama mean in Latin?
spithama, a noun, means “span”.
What is the genitive of spithama?
The genitive singular is spithamae. spithama is feminine, first declension.