noun · femininefirst declension
sponda
sponda f (genitive spondae)
Classical[ˈspɔn.da]Ecclesiastical[ˈspɔn.da]
Meaning
- femininebedstead
- femininebed, couch, sofa
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sponda | spondae |
| genitive | spondae | spondārum |
| dative | spondae | spondīs |
| accusative | spondam | spondās |
| ablative | spondā | spondīs |
| vocative | sponda | spondae |
sponda, ae, f.
II. Transf.
A. A bed, couch, sofa (syn. lectus), Verg. A. 1, 698; Hor. Epod. 3, 22; Ov. F. 2, 345; Mart. 3, 91, 9; Suet. Caes. 49.—
B. A bier, Mart. 10, 5, 9.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
sponda ae, f
SPA-, a bedstead, bed-frame , O. — A bed, couch, sofa : Aurea, V.: spondā sibi propiore recumbit, on the nearer side , O., H.
Origins
From Proto-Italic *sponda (“frame”), from Proto-Indo-European *spond-h₂-, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend-. Related to Welsh ffon.
Descendants
- Catalanespona
- Italiansponda
- Occitanesponda
- Aragoneseespuenna
- Aragoneseespuenda
- Aragoneseespuena
- Aragoneseespona