spongia

See also: Spongia

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σπογγιά (spongiá), from σπόγγος (spóngos).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈspon.ɡi.a/, [ˈspɔŋ.ɡi.a]

Noun

spongia f (genitive spongiae); first declension

  1. A sponge.
  2. (by extension) pumice, or other things resembling a sponge.

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative spongia spongiae
Genitive spongiae spongiārum
Dative spongiae spongiīs
Accusative spongiam spongiās
Ablative spongiā spongiīs
Vocative spongia spongiae

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Descendants

References
  • spongia in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • spongia in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • spongia in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • spongia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • spongia in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
  • spongia in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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