σφάκελος

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation
 

Etymology 1

The formation is similar to σκόπελος (skópelos) and πύελος (púelos), from an unknown root. The word has been connected with Middle High German spachen (“to split”) and Low German spaken (“to putrify”) but it can hardly be correct.

Noun

σφάκελος • (sphákelos) m (genitive σφᾰκέλου); second declension

  1. (pathology) gangrene, caries, necrosis
  2. spasm, convulsion, cramp, twitching pain
Inflection
Second declension of ὁ σφᾰ́κελος; τοῦ σφᾰκέλου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ σφᾰ́κελος
ho sphákelos		 τὼ σφᾰκέλω
tṑ sphakélō		 οἱ σφᾰ́κελοι
hoi sphákeloi
Genitive τοῦ σφᾰκέλου
toû sphakélou		 τοῖν σφᾰκέλοιν
toîn sphakéloin		 τῶν σφᾰκέλων
tôn sphakélōn
Dative τῷ σφᾰκέλῳ
tôi sphakélōi		 τοῖν σφᾰκέλοιν
toîn sphakéloin		 τοῖς σφᾰκέλοις
toîs sphakélois
Accusative τὸν σφᾰ́κελον
tòn sphákelon		 τὼ σφᾰκέλω
tṑ sphakélō		 τοὺς σφᾰκέλους
toùs sphakélous
Vocative σφᾰ́κελε
sphákele		 σφᾰκέλω
sphakélō		 σφᾰ́κελοι
sphákeloi
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
Derived terms
  • σφακελίζω (sphakelízō)
  • σφακελισμός (sphakelismós)
  • σφακελώδης (sphakelṓdēs)
Descendants
  • French: sphacèle
  • Italian: sfacelo
  • Portuguese: esfácelo

Etymology 2

From Pre-Greek, in view of the variation.

Alternative forms
  • σφάκηλος (sphákēlos)

Noun

σφάκελος • (sphákelos) m (genitive σφᾰκέλου); second declension

  1. (anatomy) middle finger
Inflection
Second declension of ὁ σφᾰ́κελος; τοῦ σφᾰκέλου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ σφᾰ́κελος
ho sphákelos		 τὼ σφᾰκέλω
tṑ sphakélō		 οἱ σφᾰ́κελοι
hoi sphákeloi
Genitive τοῦ σφᾰκέλου
toû sphakélou		 τοῖν σφᾰκέλοιν
toîn sphakéloin		 τῶν σφᾰκέλων
tôn sphakélōn
Dative τῷ σφᾰκέλῳ
tôi sphakélōi		 τοῖν σφᾰκέλοιν
toîn sphakéloin		 τοῖς σφᾰκέλοις
toîs sphakélois
Accusative τὸν σφᾰ́κελον
tòn sphákelon		 τὼ σφᾰκέλω
tṑ sphakélō		 τοὺς σφᾰκέλους
toùs sphakélous
Vocative σφᾰ́κελε
sphákele		 σφᾰκέλω
sphakélō		 σφᾰ́κελοι
sphákeloi
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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