speclum

Latin

Noun

speclum n (genitive speclī); second declension (Late Latin, proscribed)

  1. Syncopic form of speculum (“mirror”)
    • 3rd–4th century, Appendix Probi, line 3:
      speculum non speclum
      [The correct form is] speculum, not speclum

Inflection

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative speclum specla
Genitive speclī speclōrum
Dative speclō speclīs
Accusative speclum specla
Ablative speclō speclīs
Vocative speclum specla

Descendants
  • Italo-Romance:
    • Italian: specchio
    • Sicilian: specchiu
  • Padanian:
  • Insular Romance:
    • Sardinian: ipíciu, ispégiu, ispígiu, isprecu, ispregu, ispricu, sprigu
  • Gallo-Narbonnese:
    • Catalan: espill
    • Occitan: espelh
  • Ibero-Romance:
  • → Proto-West Germanic: *spēgl (see there for further descendants)

References
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