σπουδαῖος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From σπουδή (spoudḗ, “haste, speed”) +‎ -αῖος (-aîos, adjective suffix).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /spuː.dâi̯.os/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /spuˈdɛ.os/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /spuˈðɛ.os/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /spuˈðe.os/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /spuˈðe.os/

Adjective

σπουδαῖος • (spoudaîos) m (feminine σπουδαίᾱ, neuter σπουδαῖον); first/second declension

earnest, serious
diligent, active, zealous
good, relating to moral character and importance

Declension

First and second declension of σπουδαῖος; σπουδαίᾱ; σπουδαῖον (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	σπουδαῖος spoudaîos	σπουδαίᾱ spoudaíā	σπουδαῖον spoudaîon	σπουδαίω spoudaíō	σπουδαίᾱ spoudaíā	σπουδαίω spoudaíō	σπουδαῖοι spoudaîoi	σπουδαῖαι spoudaîai	σπουδαῖᾰ spoudaîa
Genitive	σπουδαίου spoudaíou	σπουδαίᾱς spoudaíās	σπουδαίου spoudaíou	σπουδαίοιν spoudaíoin	σπουδαίαιν spoudaíain	σπουδαίοιν spoudaíoin	σπουδαίων spoudaíōn	σπουδαίων spoudaíōn	σπουδαίων spoudaíōn
Dative	σπουδαίῳ spoudaíōi	σπουδαίᾳ spoudaíāi	σπουδαίῳ spoudaíōi	σπουδαίοιν spoudaíoin	σπουδαίαιν spoudaíain	σπουδαίοιν spoudaíoin	σπουδαίοις spoudaíois	σπουδαίαις spoudaíais	σπουδαίοις spoudaíois
Accusative	σπουδαῖον spoudaîon	σπουδαίᾱν spoudaíān	σπουδαῖον spoudaîon	σπουδαίω spoudaíō	σπουδαίᾱ spoudaíā	σπουδαίω spoudaíō	σπουδαίους spoudaíous	σπουδαίᾱς spoudaíās	σπουδαῖᾰ spoudaîa
Vocative	σπουδαῖε spoudaîe	σπουδαίᾱ spoudaíā	σπουδαῖον spoudaîon	σπουδαίω spoudaíō	σπουδαίᾱ spoudaíā	σπουδαίω spoudaíō	σπουδαῖοι spoudaîoi	σπουδαῖαι spoudaîai	σπουδαῖᾰ spoudaîa
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	σπουδαίως spoudaíōs			σπουδαιότερος spoudaióteros			σπουδαιότᾰτος spoudaiótatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Related terms

σπουδάζω (spoudázō)
σπουδή (spoudḗ)

Descendants

→ Ukrainian: спуде́й (spudéj)