Σπαρτιάτης

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Σπᾰρτῐήτης (Spărtĭḗtēs) — Ionic
• Σπᾰρτῐάτας (Spărtĭátas) — Doric

Etymology

from Σπᾰ́ρτη (Spắrtē, “Sparta”) +‎ -ᾱ́της (-ā́tēs).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /spar.ti.ǎː.tɛːs/ → /spar.tiˈa.tis/ → /spar.tiˈa.tis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /spar.ti.ǎː.tɛːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /spar.tiˈa.te̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /spar.tiˈa.tis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /spar.tiˈa.tis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /spar.tiˈa.tis/

Noun

Σπᾰρτῐᾱ́της • (Spărtĭā́tēs) m (genitive Σπᾰρτῐᾱ́του); first declension

1. an inhabitant of Sparta; a Spartan

Inflection

First declension of ὁ Σπᾰρτῐᾱ́της; τοῦ Σπᾰρτῐᾱ́του (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ Σπᾰρτῐᾱ́της ho Spărtĭā́tēs	τὼ Σπᾰρτῐᾱ́τᾱ tṑ Spărtĭā́tā	οἱ Σπᾰρτῐᾶται hoi Spărtĭâtai
Genitive	τοῦ Σπᾰρτῐᾱ́του toû Spărtĭā́tou	τοῖν Σπᾰρτῐᾱ́ταιν toîn Spărtĭā́tain	τῶν Σπᾰρτῐᾱτῶν tôn Spărtĭātôn
Dative	τῷ Σπᾰρτῐᾱ́τῃ tôi Spărtĭā́tēi	τοῖν Σπᾰρτῐᾱ́ταιν toîn Spărtĭā́tain	τοῖς Σπᾰρτῐᾱ́ταις toîs Spărtĭā́tais
Accusative	τὸν Σπᾰρτῐᾱ́την tòn Spărtĭā́tēn	τὼ Σπᾰρτῐᾱ́τᾱ tṑ Spărtĭā́tā	τοὺς Σπᾰρτῐᾱ́τᾱς toùs Spărtĭā́tās
Vocative	Σπᾰρτῐᾶτᾰ Spărtĭâtă	Σπᾰρτῐᾱ́τᾱ Spărtĭā́tā	Σπᾰρτῐᾶται Spărtĭâtai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First declension of ὁ Σπᾰρτῐᾱ́τᾱς; τοῦ Σπᾰρτῐᾱ́τᾱ (Laconian)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ Σπᾰρτῐᾱ́τᾱς ho Spărtĭā́tās	τὼ Σπᾰρτῐᾱ́τᾱ tṑ Spărtĭā́tā	τοὶ Σπᾰρτῐᾶται toì Spărtĭâtai
Genitive	τοῦ Σπᾰρτῐᾱ́τᾱ toû Spărtĭā́tā	τοῖν Σπᾰρτῐᾱ́ταιν toîn Spărtĭā́tain	τῶν Σπᾰρτῐᾱτᾶν tôn Spărtĭātân
Dative	τῷ Σπᾰρτῐᾱ́τᾳ tôi Spărtĭā́tāi	τοῖν Σπᾰρτῐᾱ́ταιν toîn Spărtĭā́tain	τοῖς Σπᾰρτῐᾱ́ταις toîs Spărtĭā́tais
Accusative	τὸν Σπᾰρτῐᾱ́τᾱν tòn Spărtĭā́tān	τὼ Σπᾰρτῐᾱ́τᾱ tṑ Spărtĭā́tā	τὼς Σπᾰρτῐᾱ́τᾱς tṑs Spărtĭā́tās
Vocative	Σπᾰρτῐᾱ́τᾱ Spărtĭā́tā	Σπᾰρτῐᾱ́τᾱ Spărtĭā́tā	Σπᾰρτῐᾶται Spărtĭâtai
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms

• Σπᾰρτῐᾶτῐς (Spărtĭâtĭs)
• Σπᾰρτῐᾱτῐκός (Spărtĭātĭkós)

Descendants

• Greek: Σπαρτιάτης (Spartiátis)
• → Latin: Spartiātēs
  • → Middle English: Sparciate
    • English: Spartiate
  • → Middle French: Sparciate, Spartiate
    • French: Spartiate

References

• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,025
• Σπαρτιάτης in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette