σφιγκτήρ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From σφῐ́γγω (sphĭ́ngō, “to bind tight or fast”) +‎ -τήρ (-tḗr, agent noun suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

σφῐγκτήρ • (sphĭnktḗr) m (genitive σφῐγκτῆρος); third declension

  1. That which binds tight; a lace, band.
  2. (anatomy) A muscle closing an orifice which naturally remains in the state of contraction; a sphincter.
  3. A Tarentine chiton, probably because it is laced tight to the body.

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ σφῐγκτήρ; τοῦ σφῐγκτῆρος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ σφῐγκτήρ
ho sphĭnktḗr 		τὼ σφῐγκτῆρε
tṑ sphĭnktêre 		οἱ σφῐγκτῆρες
hoi sphĭnktêres
Genitive τοῦ σφῐγκτῆρος
toû sphĭnktêros 		τοῖν σφῐγκτήροιν
toîn sphĭnktḗroin 		τῶν σφῐγκτήρων
tôn sphĭnktḗrōn
Dative τῷ σφῐγκτῆρῐ
tōî sphĭnktêrĭ 		τοῖν σφῐγκτήροιν
toîn sphĭnktḗroin 		τοῖς σφῐγκτῆρσῐ / σφῐγκτῆρσῐν
toîs sphĭnktêrsĭ(n)
Accusative τὸν σφῐγκτῆρᾰ
tòn sphĭnktêră 		τὼ σφῐγκτῆρε
tṑ sphĭnktêre 		τοὺς σφῐγκτῆρᾰς
toùs sphĭnktêrăs
Vocative σφῐγκτήρ
sphĭnktḗr 		σφῐγκτῆρε
sphĭnktêre 		σφῐγκτῆρες
sphĭnktêres
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • → Greek: σφιγκτήρας (sfigktíras)
  • Latin: spintēr
  • → Late Latin: sphinctēr
  • Latin: spintria

References

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