σπιθαμή

Ancient Greek

Etymology

The formation is similar to παλάμη (palámē, “palm of the hand”), δόχμη (dókhmē, “breadth of the hand”) and πυγμή (pugmḗ, “distance between the elbow and the knuckles”). According to Beekes, it's probably from Pre-Greek.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /spi.tʰa.mɛ̌ː/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /spi.tʰaˈme/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /spi.θaˈmi/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /spi.θaˈmi/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /spi.θaˈmi/

Mark the vowel length of the ambiguous vowels ι and α by adding a macron after each one if it is long, or a breve if it is short. By default, Module:grc-pronunciation assumes it is short if unmarked.
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Noun

σπιθαμή • (spithamḗ) f (genitive σπιθαμῆς); first declension

span, also as a fixed measure

Inflection

First declension of ἡ σπιθαμή; τῆς σπιθαμῆς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ σπιθαμή hē spithamḗ	τὼ σπιθαμᾱ́ tṑ spithamā́	αἱ σπιθαμαί hai spithamaí
Genitive	τῆς σπιθαμῆς tês spithamês	τοῖν σπιθαμαῖν toîn spithamaîn	τῶν σπιθαμῶν tôn spithamôn
Dative	τῇ σπιθαμῇ têi spithamêi	τοῖν σπιθαμαῖν toîn spithamaîn	ταῖς σπιθαμαῖς taîs spithamaîs
Accusative	τὴν σπιθαμήν tḕn spithamḗn	τὼ σπιθαμᾱ́ tṑ spithamā́	τᾱ̀ς σπιθαμᾱ́ς tā̀s spithamā́s
Vocative	σπιθαμή spithamḗ	σπιθαμᾱ́ spithamā́	σπιθαμαί spithamaí
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

σπιθαμιαῖος (spithamiaîos)
τρισπίθαμος (trispíthamos)