σπείρα
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Ancient Greek
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /spěː.raː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈspi.ra/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈspi.ra/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈspi.ra/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈspi.ra/
Noun
[edit]σπείρᾱ • (speírā)
- nominative/accusative/vocative dual of σπεῖρα (speîra)
Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek σπεῖρα (speîra), from Proto-Indo-European *sper- (“to twist, turn”).
Noun
[edit]σπείρα • (speíra) f
- coil, ring, scroll
- spiral (on a snail's shell)
- thread, spiral groove (on a screw or bolt)
- (figuratively) band, cabal, gang
Declension
[edit]singular | plural | |
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nominative | σπείρα (speíra) | σπείρες (speíres) |
genitive | σπείρας (speíras) | σπειρών (speirón) |
accusative | σπείρα (speíra) | σπείρες (speíres) |
vocative | σπείρα (speíra) | σπείρες (speíres) |
Synonyms
[edit]- (thread): σπείρωμα n (speíroma)
Related terms
[edit]- σπειροειδής (speiroeidís, “coiled, spiral shaped”)
- σπειροειδές κλιμακοστάσιο n (speiroeidés klimakostásio, “spiral staircase”)
Further reading
[edit]Σπείρα του Αρχιμήδη on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
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