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σπάθη

First declension Noun; Feminine Transliteration:

Principal Part: σπάθη σπάθης

Structure: σπαθ (Stem) + η (Ending)

Sense

  1. any broad blade, of wood or metal
  2. a spaddle or spattle used for stirring, especially for medical purposes
  3. the paddle or blade of an oar
  4. the broad ribs

Declension

First declension
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative σπάθη σπάθᾱ σπάθαι
Genitive σπάθης σπάθαιν σπαθῶν
Dative σπάθῃ σπάθαιν σπάθαις
Accusative σπάθην σπάθᾱ σπάθᾱς
Vocative σπάθη σπάθᾱ σπάθαι

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

  • οἳ δὲ τὰ μὲν πρῶτα ἐξακοντίζουσιν, ἔπειτα συμπλέκονται τοῖσ πολεμίοισ, ἢ δόρυ ἓν ὧν ἔσχον ὑπολειπόμενοι ἢ καὶ τῇ σπάθῃ διαχρώμενοι· (Arrian, chapter 4 9:1)
  • εἶτ̓ ἐπιδραμὼν ἀπεδειροτόμησα τῇ σπάθῃ ῥᾳδίωσ καὶ τὰ ὅπλα ἔχων ἐπανῆλθον ἅμα καὶ τὴν κεφαλὴν ἐπὶ τῆσ σαρίσησ πεπηγυῖαν κομίσων λελουμένοσ τῷ φόνῳ. (Lucian, Dialogi meretricii, 3:7)

Synonyms

  1. the paddle or blade of an oar

  2. the broad ribs

Similar forms

Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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