σπάρτον

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Indo-European *sper-to, from *sper- (“to twist, turn”) and so cognate with σπεῖρα (speîra, “coil, twist”).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

σπάρτον • (spárton) n (genitive σπάρτου); second declension

  1. A rope, a cable
    1. A measuring cord
    2. A thread
  2. A kind of grass, the esparto

Inflection
Second declension of τὸ σπᾰ́ρτον; τοῦ σπᾰ́ρτου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ σπᾰ́ρτον
tò spárton		 τὼ σπᾰ́ρτω
tṑ spártō		 τᾰ̀ σπᾰ́ρτᾰ
tà spárta
Genitive τοῦ σπᾰ́ρτου
toû spártou		 τοῖν σπᾰ́ρτοιν
toîn spártoin		 τῶν σπᾰ́ρτων
tôn spártōn
Dative τῷ σπᾰ́ρτῳ
tôi spártōi		 τοῖν σπᾰ́ρτοιν
toîn spártoin		 τοῖς σπᾰ́ρτοις
toîs spártois
Accusative τὸ σπᾰ́ρτον
tò spárton		 τὼ σπᾰ́ρτω
tṑ spártō		 τᾰ̀ σπᾰ́ρτᾰ
tà spárta
Vocative σπᾰ́ρτον
spárton		 σπᾰ́ρτω
spártō		 σπᾰ́ρτᾰ
spárta
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms
  • σπαρτίον (spartíon)
  • σπάρτινος (spártinos)
  • σπαρτίνη (spartínē)

Descendants

Further reading
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