σπεῖρον

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /spêː.ron/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈspi.ron/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈspi.ron/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈspi.ron/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈspi.ron/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *sper-yo-, from *sper- (“to twist”), and thus related to σπάρτον (spárton, “rope, cable”) and σπεῖρα (speîra, “coil”); see the latter for more cognates.^[1]

Noun

σπεῖρον • (speîron) n (genitive σπείρου); second declension

a wrapping cloth
a burial shroud
a sailcloth

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ σπεῖρον; τοῦ σπείρου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ σπεῖρον tò speîron	τὼ σπείρω tṑ speírō	τᾰ̀ σπεῖρᾰ tằ speîră
Genitive	τοῦ σπείρου toû speírou	τοῖν σπείροιν toîn speíroin	τῶν σπείρων tôn speírōn
Dative	τῷ σπείρῳ tōî speírōi	τοῖν σπείροιν toîn speíroin	τοῖς σπείροις toîs speírois
Accusative	τὸ σπεῖρον tò speîron	τὼ σπείρω tṑ speírō	τᾰ̀ σπεῖρᾰ tằ speîră
Vocative	σπεῖρον speîron	σπείρω speírō	σπεῖρᾰ speîră
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Second declension of σπεῖρον; σπείρου (Epic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	σπεῖρον speîron	σπείρω speírō	σπεῖρᾰ speîră
Genitive	σπείρου / σπειροῖο / σπείροιο / σπειρόο / σπείροο speírou / speiroîo / speíroio / speiróo / speíroo	σπείροιν / σπείροιῐν speíroi(ĭ)n	σπείρων speírōn
Dative	σπείρῳ speírōi	σπείροιν / σπείροιῐν speíroi(ĭ)n	σπείροισῐ / σπείροισῐν / σπείροις speíroisĭ(n) / speírois
Accusative	σπεῖρον speîron	σπείρω speírō	σπεῖρᾰ speîră
Vocative	σπεῖρον speîron	σπείρω speírō	σπεῖρᾰ speîră
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms

σπειροφόρος (speirophóros)

References

^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “σπεῖρον”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1379

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

σπεῖρον • (speîron)

second-person singular aorist active imperative of σπείρω (speírō)

Participle