spuria

English

WOTD – 29 January 2011

Etymology

From the Latin spuria, the nominative neuter plural form of spurius, whence spurious; compare trivia.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: spyo͝oəʹrĭə, IPA^(key): /ˈspjʊəɹɪə/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

spuria pl (plural only)

1. Spurious things; especially, a counterfeit or forged written work or one of doubtful attribution.
   • 1790, The Gentleman’s Magazine, volume 67, page 292:

     The laſt will and teſtament of Grunnius, a Roman pig, publiſhed among Gruter’s Spuria, betrays not more evident marks of impoſition.

See also

• ala spuria

References

• “spuria, n. pl.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]

Anagrams

• rupias, supari

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspu.rja/
• Rhymes: -urja
• Hyphenation: spù‧ria

Adjective

spuria

1. feminine singular of spurio

Anagrams

• ruspai, spauri, spaurì

Latin

Pronunciation

• spuria:
  • (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈspʊ.ri.a]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈspuː.ri.a]
• spuriā:
  • (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈspʊ.ri.aː]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈspuː.ri.a]

Adjective

spuria

1. inflection of spurius:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Adjective

spuriā

1. ablative feminine singular of spurius