spacus

Latin

Alternative forms

spagus

Etymology

Probably from Ancient Greek σφάκος (sphákos).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈspa.kʊs]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈspaː.kus]

Noun

spacus m (genitive spacī); second declension

twine

Declension

Second-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	spacus	spacī
genitive	spacī	spacōrum
dative	spacō	spacīs
accusative	spacum	spacōs
ablative	spacō	spacīs
vocative	space	spacī

Descendants

→ Albanian: spango
Italian: spago, spagheto, spaghetto
- → Czech: špagety
- → English: spaghetti
  - → Welsh: sbageti
- → German: Spage
  - → Serbo-Croatian: шпа́га (“špága”)
  - → Czech: špagát
- → Greek: σπάγγος (spángos)
- → Greek: σπαγγέτι (spangéti)
- → Japanese: スパゲッティ
- → Russian: спагетти (spagetti)
  - → Armenian: սպագետի (spageti)
- → Slovak: špagety
- → Spanish: espagueti