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σπάλαξ

Third declension Noun; Feminine Transliteration:

Principal Part: σπάλαξ σπάλακος

Structure: σπαλακ (Stem) + ς (Ending)

Sense

  1. greater molerat, Spalax microphthalmus
  2. Meadow saffron, Colchicum parnassicum

Declension

Third declension

The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.

Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.

Examples

  • οἱο͂ν ἐδόκει τὸ περὶ τὴν χάλαζαν εἶναι τὴν ὑπὸ χαλαζοφυλάκων αἵματι σπάλακοσ ἢ ῥακίοισ γυναικείοισ ἀποτρεπομένην καὶ τὸ τῶν ἀγρίων ἐρινεῶν, ἃ ταῖσ ἡμέροισ περιαπτόμενα συκαῖσ ἀπορρεῖν οὐκ ἐᾷ τὸν καρπὸν ἀλλὰ συνέχει καὶ συνεκπεπαίνει· (Plutarch, Quaestiones Convivales, book 7, 8:1)

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Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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