σφενδάμνινος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From σφένδαμνος (sphéndamnos, “maple”) +‎ -ινος (-inos).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /spʰen.dám.ni.nos/ → /sɸenˈdam.ni.nos/ → /sfenˈdam.ni.nos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /spʰen.dám.ni.nos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /spʰenˈdam.ni.nos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /sɸenˈdam.ni.nos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /sfenˈdam.ni.nos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /sfenˈdam.ni.nos/

Adjective

σφενδᾰ́μνῐνος • (sphendắmnĭnos) m (feminine σφενδᾰμνῐ́νη, neuter σφενδᾰ́μνῐνον); first/second declension

1. of maple wood
2. (figuratively) tough, stout

Inflection

First and second declension of σφενδᾰ́μνῐνος; σφενδᾰμνῐ́νη; σφενδᾰ́μνῐνον (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		σφενδᾰ́μνῐνος sphendắmnĭnos	σφενδᾰμνῐ́νη sphendămnĭ́nē	σφενδᾰ́μνῐνον sphendắmnĭnon		σφενδᾰμνῐ́νω sphendămnĭ́nō	σφενδᾰμνῐ́νᾱ sphendămnĭ́nā	σφενδᾰμνῐ́νω sphendămnĭ́nō		σφενδᾰ́μνῐνοι sphendắmnĭnoi	σφενδᾰ́μνῐναι sphendắmnĭnai	σφενδᾰ́μνῐνᾰ sphendắmnĭnă
Genitive		σφενδᾰμνῐ́νου sphendămnĭ́nou	σφενδᾰμνῐ́νης sphendămnĭ́nēs	σφενδᾰμνῐ́νου sphendămnĭ́nou		σφενδᾰμνῐ́νοιν sphendămnĭ́noin	σφενδᾰμνῐ́ναιν sphendămnĭ́nain	σφενδᾰμνῐ́νοιν sphendămnĭ́noin		σφενδᾰμνῐ́νων sphendămnĭ́nōn	σφενδᾰμνῐ́νων sphendămnĭ́nōn	σφενδᾰμνῐ́νων sphendămnĭ́nōn
Dative		σφενδᾰμνῐ́νῳ sphendămnĭ́nōi	σφενδᾰμνῐ́νῃ sphendămnĭ́nēi	σφενδᾰμνῐ́νῳ sphendămnĭ́nōi		σφενδᾰμνῐ́νοιν sphendămnĭ́noin	σφενδᾰμνῐ́ναιν sphendămnĭ́nain	σφενδᾰμνῐ́νοιν sphendămnĭ́noin		σφενδᾰμνῐ́νοις sphendămnĭ́nois	σφενδᾰμνῐ́ναις sphendămnĭ́nais	σφενδᾰμνῐ́νοις sphendămnĭ́nois
Accusative		σφενδᾰ́μνῐνον sphendắmnĭnon	σφενδᾰμνῐ́νην sphendămnĭ́nēn	σφενδᾰ́μνῐνον sphendắmnĭnon		σφενδᾰμνῐ́νω sphendămnĭ́nō	σφενδᾰμνῐ́νᾱ sphendămnĭ́nā	σφενδᾰμνῐ́νω sphendămnĭ́nō		σφενδᾰμνῐ́νους sphendămnĭ́nous	σφενδᾰμνῐ́νᾱς sphendămnĭ́nās	σφενδᾰ́μνῐνᾰ sphendắmnĭnă
Vocative		σφενδᾰ́μνῐνε sphendắmnĭne	σφενδᾰμνῐ́νη sphendămnĭ́nē	σφενδᾰ́μνῐνον sphendắmnĭnon		σφενδᾰμνῐ́νω sphendămnĭ́nō	σφενδᾰμνῐ́νᾱ sphendămnĭ́nā	σφενδᾰμνῐ́νω sphendămnĭ́nō		σφενδᾰ́μνῐνοι sphendắmnĭnoi	σφενδᾰ́μνῐναι sphendắmnĭnai	σφενδᾰ́μνῐνᾰ sphendắmnĭnă
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		σφενδᾰμνῐ́νως sphendămnĭ́nōs				σφενδᾰμνῐνώτερος sphendămnĭnṓteros				σφενδᾰμνῐνώτᾰτος sphendămnĭnṓtătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

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