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:
  • Friulian: spieli
  • Romansch: spievel, spieghel, spejel
  • Venetian: specio
• Insular Romance:
  • Sardinian: ipíciu, ispégiu, ispígiu, isprecu, ispregu, ispricu, sprigu
• Gallo-Narbonnese:
  • Catalan: espill
  • Occitan: espelh
• Ibero-Romance:
  • Navarro-Aragonese: spiello, spillu
    • Aragonese: espiello
  • Old Spanish: espeio, espejo
    • Spanish: espejo
    • Ladino: espejo
  • Old Leonese:
    • Asturian: espeyu
    • Leonese: espeyu
    • Mirandese: speilho
  • Old Galician-Portuguese: espelho
    • Fala: espellu, ispellu
    • Galician: espello
    • Portuguese: espelho
• → Proto-West Germanic: *spēgl (see there for further descendants)