σπόρος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *spor-, an o-grade of Proto-Indo-European *sper- (“to strew”). Cognate with σπείρω (speírō, “I sow”), σπέρμα (spérma, “semen, sperm”), and Albanian farë; see σπείρω (speírō) for more.[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

σπόρος • (spóros) m (genitive σπόρου); second declension

  1. a sowing
  2. the time for sowing
  3. seed
  4. produce, harvest, crop
  5. offspring
  6. semen

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ σπόρος; τοῦ σπόρου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ σπόρος
ho spóros 		τὼ σπόρω
tṑ spórō 		οἱ σπόροι
hoi spóroi
Genitive τοῦ σπόρου
toû spórou 		τοῖν σπόροιν
toîn spóroin 		τῶν σπόρων
tôn spórōn
Dative τῷ σπόρῳ
tōî spórōi 		τοῖν σπόροιν
toîn spóroin 		τοῖς σπόροις
toîs spórois
Accusative τὸν σπόρον
tòn spóron 		τὼ σπόρω
tṑ spórō 		τοὺς σπόρους
toùs spórous
Vocative σπόρε
spóre 		σπόρω
spórō 		σπόροι
spóroi
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • Greek: σπόρος (spóros)
  • → Latin: Sporus

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “σπείρω (> DER > With an o-grade... > σπόρος)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1379-80

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σπόρος (spóros).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈspo̞ro̞s]

Noun

σπόρος • (spóros) m (plural σπόροι)

  1. (botany) seed (of a plant)
  2. (biology) sperm, seed
  3. (figuratively) seed (of an idea)

Declension

Declension of σπόρος
singular plural
nominative σπόρος (spóros) σπόροι (spóroi)
genitive σπόρου (spórou) σπόρων (spóron)
accusative σπόρο (spóro) σπόρους (spórous)
vocative σπόρε (spóre) σπόροι (spóroi)

Further reading

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