σπατίλη

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

πατίλη (patílē)

Etymology

In the second meaning, it belongs to σπάτος (spátos, “hide, leather”). The first meaning may also be combined with "leather waste" as a euphemistic metaphor. However, it is more probably a Pre-Greek word. Compare also τῖλος (tîlos, “thin stool, as in diarrhea”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /spa.tǐː.lɛː/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /spaˈti.le̝/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /spaˈti.li/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /spaˈti.li/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /spaˈti.li/

Noun

σπᾰτῑ́λη • (spătī́lē) f (genitive σπᾰτῑ́λης); first declension

thin excrement, as in diarrhea
Synonym: τῖλος (tîlos)
parings of leather

Inflection

First declension of ἡ σπᾰτῑ́λη; τῆς σπᾰτῑ́λης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ σπᾰτῑ́λη hē spătī́lē	τὼ σπᾰτῑ́λᾱ tṑ spătī́lā	αἱ σπᾰτῖλαι hai spătîlai
Genitive	τῆς σπᾰτῑ́λης tês spătī́lēs	τοῖν σπᾰτῑ́λαιν toîn spătī́lain	τῶν σπᾰτῑλῶν tôn spătīlôn
Dative	τῇ σπᾰτῑ́λῃ tēî spătī́lēi	τοῖν σπᾰτῑ́λαιν toîn spătī́lain	ταῖς σπᾰτῑ́λαις taîs spătī́lais
Accusative	τὴν σπᾰτῑ́λην tḕn spătī́lēn	τὼ σπᾰτῑ́λᾱ tṑ spătī́lā	τᾱ̀ς σπᾰτῑ́λᾱς tā̀s spătī́lās
Vocative	σπᾰτῑ́λη spătī́lē	σπᾰτῑ́λᾱ spătī́lā	σπᾰτῖλαι spătîlai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

σπατίλουρος (spatílouros)