σπύραθος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • πύραθος (púrathos), σπύρας (spúras), σφυράδες (sphurádes)

Etymology

The formation is similar to ὄνθος (ónthos), σπέλεθος (spélethos) and ψάμαθος (psámathos). Similar words are found in Lithuanian spi̇̀ros (“droppings of goats”) and Icelandic sparð (“droppings”). The alternations could very well point to a Pre-Greek origin.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

σπύραθος • (spúrathos) m or f (genitive σπυράθου); second declension

  1. (in the plural) droppings of goats and sheep

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ, ἡ σπύραθος; τοῦ, τῆς σπυράθου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ, ἡ σπύραθος
ho, hē spúrathos 		τὼ σπυράθω
tṑ spuráthō 		οἱ, αἱ σπύραθοι
hoi, hai spúrathoi
Genitive τοῦ, τῆς σπυράθου
toû, tês spuráthou 		τοῖν σπυράθοιν
toîn spuráthoin 		τῶν σπυράθων
tôn spuráthōn
Dative τῷ, τῇ σπυράθῳ
tōî, tēî spuráthōi 		τοῖν σπυράθοιν
toîn spuráthoin 		τοῖς, ταῖς σπυράθοις
toîs, taîs spuráthois
Accusative τὸν, τὴν σπύραθον
tòn, tḕn spúrathon 		τὼ σπυράθω
tṑ spuráthō 		τοὺς, τᾱ̀ς σπυράθους
toùs, tā̀s spuráthous
Vocative σπύραθε
spúrathe 		σπυράθω
spuráthō 		σπύραθοι
spúrathoi
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

  • σπυράθιον (spuráthion)
  • σπυραθώδης (spurathṓdēs)

Further reading

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