spiraculum
Latin
Etymology
From spirō (“breathe, respire; live”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /spiːˈraː.ku.lum/, [spiːˈraː.kʊ.ɫũ]
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | spīrāculum | spīrācula |
| Genitive | spīrāculī | spīrāculōrum |
| Dative | spīrāculō | spīrāculīs |
| Accusative | spīrāculum | spīrācula |
| Ablative | spīrāculō | spīrāculīs |
| Vocative | spīrāculum | spīrācula |
Related terms
Descendants
- English: spiracle
- Portuguese: espiráculo
References
- spiraculum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- spiraculum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- spiraculum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- spiraculum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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