Spintharus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Σπίνθαρος (Spíntharos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈspin.tʰa.rus/, [ˈs̠pɪn̪t̪ʰärʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈspin.ta.rus/, [ˈspin̪t̪ärus]

Proper noun

Spintharus m sg (genitive Spintharī); second declension

1. A tragic poet of Heraclea
2. An architect of Corinth

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Spintharus
genitive	Spintharī
dative	Spintharō
accusative	Spintharum
ablative	Spintharō
vocative	Spinthare

References

• “Spintharus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
• Spintharus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.