spondylus

See also: Spondylus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σπόνδυλος (spóndulos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈspon.dy.lus/, [ˈs̠pɔn̪d̪ʏɫ̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈspon.di.lus/, [ˈspɔn̪d̪ilus]

Noun

spondylus m (genitive spondylī); second declension

1. (anatomy) vertebra, spondyle
2. mussel

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	spondylus	spondylī
Genitive	spondylī	spondylōrum
Dative	spondylō	spondylīs
Accusative	spondylum	spondylōs
Ablative	spondylō	spondylīs
Vocative	spondyle	spondylī

Descendants

• English: spondyle
• Italian: spondilo

References

• “spondylus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• spondylus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.