σπουδή
See also: αγάπη
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From σπεύδω (speúdō, “to be keen; make haste”) + -η (-ē).[1]
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /spuː.dɛ̌ː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /spuˈde̝/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /spuˈði/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /spuˈði/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /spuˈði/
Noun
σπουδή • (spoudḗ) f (genitive σπουδῆς); first declension
Declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ἡ σπουδή hē spoudḗ |
τὼ σπουδᾱ́ tṑ spoudā́ |
αἱ σπουδαί hai spoudaí | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τῆς σπουδῆς tês spoudês |
τοῖν σπουδαῖν toîn spoudaîn |
τῶν σπουδῶν tôn spoudôn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῇ σπουδῇ tēî spoudēî |
τοῖν σπουδαῖν toîn spoudaîn |
ταῖς σπουδαῖς taîs spoudaîs | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν σπουδήν tḕn spoudḗn |
τὼ σπουδᾱ́ tṑ spoudā́ |
τᾱ̀ς σπουδᾱ́ς tā̀s spoudā́s | ||||||||||
| Vocative | σπουδή spoudḗ |
σπουδᾱ́ spoudā́ |
σπουδαί spoudaí | ||||||||||
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Derived terms
Descendants
- Greek: σπουδή (spoudí)
References
- ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “σπεύδω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1381-2
Further reading
- “σπουδή”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “σπουδή”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- σπουδή in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
Greek
Etymology
Inherited from Ancient Greek σπουδή (spoudḗ, “zeal; haste; earnestness”).
Noun
σπουδή • (spoudí) f (plural σπουδές)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | σπουδή (spoudí) | σπουδές (spoudés) |
| genitive | σπουδής (spoudís) | σπουδών (spoudón) |
| accusative | σπουδή (spoudí) | σπουδές (spoudés) |
| vocative | σπουδή (spoudí) | σπουδές (spoudés) |
Related terms
- σπουδάζω (spoudázo, “to study”)
- σπουδάζων (spoudázon, “related to the body of students”)
- σπούδασμα n (spoúdasma, “education”)
- σπουδασμένος (spoudasménos, “educated”)
- σπουδαστήριο n (spoudastírio, “study room”)
- σπουδαστής m (spoudastís, “pupil, school student”)
- σπουδαστικός (spoudastikós, “study”)
- σπουδάστρια f (spoudástria, “pupil, school student”)
Further reading
- σπουδή, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language