spurius
spurius not being what it purports to be; false or fake; (of a line of reasoning) apparently but not actually valid; (of offspring) illegitimate.
- Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *sper- (“to scatter”) or from *sperH- (whence spernō).
- Others refer it to Etruscan 𐌔𐤂𐌖𐌓𐌀𐌋 (spural, “public”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈspʊ.ri.ʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈspuː.ri.us]
Adjective
spurius (feminine spuria, neuter spurium); first/second-declension adjective
- of illegitimate birth but unknown father
- false, spurious
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | spurius | spuria | spurium | spuriī | spuriae | spuria | |
| genitive | spuriī | spuriae | spuriī | spuriōrum | spuriārum | spuriōrum | |
| dative | spuriō | spuriae | spuriō | spuriīs | |||
| accusative | spurium | spuriam | spurium | spuriōs | spuriās | spuria | |
| ablative | spuriō | spuriā | spuriō | spuriīs | |||
| vocative | spurie | spuria | spurium | spuriī | spuriae | spuria | |