LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

spondylus

spondylus m (genitive spondylī)
Classical[ˈspɔn.dy.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈspɔn.di.lus]

Meaning

  1. masculinevertebra, spondyle
  2. masculinemussel

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativespondylus
sphondylium		spondylī
sphondylī, sphondylia
genitivespondylī
sphondylī, sphondyliī		spondylōrum
sphondyliōrum, sphondylōrum
dativespondylō
sphondyliō, sphondylō		spondylīs
sphondyliīs, sphondylīs
accusativespondylum
sphondylium, sphondylum		spondylōs
sphondylia, sphondylōs
ablativespondylō
sphondyliō, sphondylō		spondylīs
sphondyliīs, sphondylīs
vocativespondyle
sphondyle, sphondylium		spondylī
sphondylī, sphondylia

spondўlus (sphond-), i, m., = σπόνδυλος (σφόνδυλος).
I. A joint of the spine, a vertebra, spondyle, Plin. 29, 4, 20, § 67; 32, 10, 38, § 116; Veg. Vet. 6, 1, 1.—
II. The hard white or muscle of an oyster or other bivalve, Plin. 32, 6, 21, § 60; 32, 11, 54, § 154.—
III. A kind of muscle: Spondylus gaederopus, Linn.; Metell. ap. Macr. S. 2, 9; Mart. 7, 20, 14; Sen. Ep. 95, 26 and 28; Col. 8, 16, 7; Plin. 32, 11, 53, § 151.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σπόνδῠλος (spóndŭlos).

Descendants
  • Englishspondyle
  • Italianspondilo
  • TranslingualSpondylus

In English words that came into English from spondylus

  • spondylitisspondylus

Quick answers

What does spondylus mean in Latin?
spondylus, a noun, means “vertebra, spondyle; mussel”.
What is the genitive of spondylus?
The genitive singular is spondylī. spondylus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce spondylus?
In classical Latin, [ˈspɔn.dy.ɫʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈspɔn.di.lus].