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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

  • ἰδοῦ δ’ ὕφασμα τοῦτο, σῆσ ἔργον χερόσ, σπάθησ τε πληγὰσ ἠδὲ θήρειον γραφήν. (Aeschylus, Libation Bearers, episode 11:4)
  • οὔ τι γάρ που διακωλύει σε ἢ τῆσ σπάθησ ἢ τῆσ κερκίδοσ ἢ ἄλλου του τῶν περὶ ταλασιουργίαν ὀργάνων ἅπτεσθαι. (Plato, Alcibiades 1, Alcibiades 2, Hipparchus, Lovers, Theages, Charmides, Laches, Lysis, 88:4)
  • Αἰθίοπεσ δὲ παρδαλέασ τε καὶ λεοντέασ ἐναμμένοι, τόξα δὲ εἶχον ἐκ φοίνικοσ σπάθησ πεποιημένα, μακρά, τετραπηχέων οὐκ ἐλάσσω, ἐπὶ δὲ καλαμίνουσ ὀιστοὺσ μικρούσ· (Herodotus, The Histories, book 7, chapter 69 2:2)

Synonyms

  1. the paddle or blade of an oar

  2. the broad ribs

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