spasmus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σπασμός (spasmós, “spasm, convulsion”), from σπάω (spáō, “to draw out, pull out”).

Noun

spasmus m (genitive spasmī); second declension

  1. cramp, convulsion, spasm

Declension

Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative spasmus spasmī
genitive spasmī spasmōrum
dative spasmō spasmīs
accusative spasmum spasmōs
ablative spasmō spasmīs
vocative spasme spasmī

Descendants

  • Italo-Romance:
    • Italian: spasmo (archaic), spasimo
  • ⇒ Late Latin: pasmus
  • ⇒ Vulgar Latin: *spasmare

Borrowings:

References

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