σπάδων

See also: σπαδών

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From σπάω (spáō, “to draw (a weapon)”) +‎ -ων (-ōn, nominal suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

σπᾰ́δων • (spắdōn) m (genitive σπᾰ́δωνος); third declension

  1. eunuch
    Synonyms: γᾰ́λλος (gắllos), εὐνοῦχος (eunoûkhos)

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ σπᾰ́δων; τοῦ σπᾰ́δωνος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ σπᾰ́δων
ho spắdōn 		τὼ σπᾰ́δωνε
tṑ spắdōne 		οἱ σπᾰ́δωνες
hoi spắdōnes
Genitive τοῦ σπᾰ́δωνος
toû spắdōnos 		τοῖν σπᾰδώνοιν
toîn spădṓnoin 		τῶν σπᾰδώνων
tôn spădṓnōn
Dative τῷ σπᾰ́δωνῐ
tōî spắdōnĭ 		τοῖν σπᾰδώνοιν
toîn spădṓnoin 		τοῖς σπᾰ́δωσῐ / σπᾰ́δωσῐν
toîs spắdōsĭ(n)
Accusative τὸν σπᾰ́δωνᾰ
tòn spắdōnă 		τὼ σπᾰ́δωνε
tṑ spắdōne 		τοὺς σπᾰ́δωνᾰς
toùs spắdōnăs
Vocative σπᾰ́δων
spắdōn 		σπᾰ́δωνε
spắdōne 		σπᾰ́δωνες
spắdōnes
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Latin: spadō

Further reading

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