σπάρτον

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Indo-European *spr̥-to, from *sper- (“to twist, turn”) and thus related to σπεῖρα (speîra, “coil, twist”); see there for more cognates.[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

σπᾰ́ρτον • (spắrton) n (genitive σπᾰ́ρτου); second declension

  1. rope, cable
  2. measuring cord
  3. thread
  4. esparto (Stipa tenacissima)

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ σπᾰ́ρτον; τοῦ σπᾰ́ρτου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ σπᾰ́ρτον
tò spắrton 		τὼ σπᾰ́ρτω
tṑ spắrtō 		τᾰ̀ σπᾰ́ρτᾰ
tằ spắrtă
Genitive τοῦ σπᾰ́ρτου
toû spắrtou 		τοῖν σπᾰ́ρτοιν
toîn spắrtoin 		τῶν σπᾰ́ρτων
tôn spắrtōn
Dative τῷ σπᾰ́ρτῳ
tōî spắrtōi 		τοῖν σπᾰ́ρτοιν
toîn spắrtoin 		τοῖς σπᾰ́ρτοις
toîs spắrtois
Accusative τὸ σπᾰ́ρτον
tò spắrton 		τὼ σπᾰ́ρτω
tṑ spắrtō 		τᾰ̀ σπᾰ́ρτᾰ
tằ spắrtă
Vocative σπᾰ́ρτον
spắrton 		σπᾰ́ρτω
spắrtō 		σπᾰ́ρτᾰ
spắrtă
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
Second declension of τὸ σπἆρτον; τοῦ σπᾱ̓́ρτω (Laconian)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ σπἆρτον
tò spârton 		τὼ σπᾱ̓́ρτω
tṑ spā́rtō 		τᾰ̀ σπἆρτᾰ
tằ spârtă
Genitive τοῦ σπᾱ̓́ρτω
toû spā́rtō 		τοῖν σπᾱ̓́ρτοιν
toîn spā́rtoin 		τῶν σπᾱ̓́ρτων
tôn spā́rtōn
Dative τῷ σπᾱ̓́ρτῳ
tōî spā́rtōi 		τοῖν σπᾱ̓́ρτοιν
toîn spā́rtoin 		τοῖς σπᾱ̓́ρτοις
toîs spā́rtois
Accusative τὸ σπἆρτον
tò spârton 		τὼ σπᾱ̓́ρτω
tṑ spā́rtō 		τᾰ̀ σπᾱ̓́ρτως
tằ spā́rtōs
Vocative σπἆρτον
spârton 		σπᾱ̓́ρτω
spā́rtō 		σπἆρτᾰ
spârtă
Notes:
  • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms

  • λινόσπαρτον (linósparton)
  • σπαρταγενής (spartagenḗs)
  • σπαρτικός (spartikós)
  • σπαρτίνη (spartínē)
  • σπάρτινος (spártinos)
  • σπαρτίον (spartíon)
  • σπαρτόδετος (spartódetos)
  • σπαρτομέταξα (spartométaxa)
  • σπαρτοπλόκος (spartoplókos)
  • σπαρτοπόλιος (spartopólios)
  • σπαρτοπώλης (spartopṓlēs)
  • σπαρτότονος (spartótonos)
  • σπαρτοφόρος (spartophóros)

Descendants

  • → Latin: spartum

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “σπάρτον”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1377

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