σπινθαρίς

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• σπῐνθᾰ́ρῠξ (spĭnthắrŭx)

Etymology

From σπῐνθήρ (spĭnthḗr, “spark”) +‎ -ῐ́ς (-ĭ́s), with a change of vocalism.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /spin.tʰa.rís/ → /spin.θaˈris/ → /spin.θaˈris/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /spin.tʰa.rís/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /spin.tʰaˈris/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /spin.θaˈris/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /spin.θaˈris/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /spin.θaˈris/

Noun

σπῐνθᾰρῐ́ς • (spĭnthărĭ́s) f (genitive σπῐνθᾰρῐ́δος); third declension

1. spark

Inflection

Third declension of ἡ σπῐνθᾰρῐ́ς; τῆς σπῐνθᾰρῐ́δος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ σπῐνθᾰρῐ́ς hē spĭnthărĭ́s	τὼ σπῐνθᾰρῐ́δε tṑ spĭnthărĭ́de	αἱ σπῐνθᾰρῐ́δες hai spĭnthărĭ́des
Genitive	τῆς σπῐνθᾰρῐ́δος tês spĭnthărĭ́dos	τοῖν σπῐνθᾰρῐ́δοιν toîn spĭnthărĭ́doin	τῶν σπῐνθᾰρῐ́δων tôn spĭnthărĭ́dōn
Dative	τῇ σπῐνθᾰρῐ́δῐ têi spĭnthărĭ́dĭ	τοῖν σπῐνθᾰρῐ́δοιν toîn spĭnthărĭ́doin	ταῖς σπῐνθᾰρῐ́σῐ / σπῐνθᾰρῐ́σῐν taîs spĭnthărĭ́sĭ(n)
Accusative	τὴν σπῐνθᾰρῐ́δᾰ tḕn spĭnthărĭ́dă	τὼ σπῐνθᾰρῐ́δε tṑ spĭnthărĭ́de	τᾱ̀ς σπῐνθᾰρῐ́δᾰς tā̀s spĭnthărĭ́dăs
Vocative	σπῐνθᾰρῐ́ς spĭnthărĭ́s	σπῐνθᾰρῐ́δε spĭnthărĭ́de	σπῐνθᾰρῐ́δες spĭnthărĭ́des
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension. Nominative singular -ς (-s) arose by reduction of the original cluster *-ds.

Further reading

• “σπινθαρίς”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• σπινθαρίς in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette