Sparta
English
Etymology
From Latin Sparta, from Doric Greek Σπάρτᾱ (Spártā) (Attic Greek Σπᾰ́ρτη (Spártē)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈspɑː(ɹ)tə/
Audio (US) (file)
Proper noun
Sparta
- An ancient city-state in southern Greece, noted for its strict military training.
- Synonym: Lacedaemon
- A number of places in the United States:
- A town, the county seat of Hancock County, Georgia.
- A town, the county seat of Alleghany County, North Carolina.
- A city, the county seat of White County, Tennessee.
- A city, the county seat of Monroe County, Wisconsin.
Derived terms
Translations
ancient city-state in southern Greece
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See also
- Laconia
- Trojan War
- Spartathlon
Further reading
- Category:Sparta on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- “Sparta”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “Sparta”, in Richard Stillwell et al., editor (1976), The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites, Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press
- “Sparta”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
Czech
Proper noun
Sparta f (related adjective spartský, demonym Sparťan)
- Sparta (ancient city-state in southern Greece, noted for its strict military training)
Declension
Danish
Etymology
Via German and Latin Sparta from Ancient Greek Σπάρτη (Spártē)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈsb̥ɑːtˢa]
Finnish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Σπάρτα (Spárta).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈspɑrtɑ/, [ˈs̠pɑ̝rt̪ɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑrtɑ
- Syllabification(key): Spar‧ta
Declension
Inflection of Sparta (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | Sparta | — | ||
genitive | Spartan | — | ||
partitive | Spartaa | — | ||
illative | Spartaan | — | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | Sparta | — | ||
accusative | nom. | Sparta | — | |
gen. | Spartan | |||
genitive | Spartan | — | ||
partitive | Spartaa | — | ||
inessive | Spartassa | — | ||
elative | Spartasta | — | ||
illative | Spartaan | — | ||
adessive | Spartalla | — | ||
ablative | Spartalta | — | ||
allative | Spartalle | — | ||
essive | Spartana | — | ||
translative | Spartaksi | — | ||
abessive | Spartatta | — | ||
instructive | — | — | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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Derived terms
German
Etymology
From Latin Sparta (Sparte), or Ancient Greek Σπάρτα (Spárta) (Σπάρτη (Spártē)).
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Derived terms
- Spartaner
- spartanisch
See also
- Lakedämon
- Lakonien
Icelandic
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Σπάρτα (Spárta).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈspar̥ta/
- Rhymes: -ar̥ta
Declension
declension of Sparta
f-w1 | singular | |
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indefinite | ||
nominative | Sparta | |
accusative | Spörtu | |
dative | Spörtu | |
genitive | Spörtu |
Derived terms
- Spartverji
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σπάρτη (Spártē).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈspar.ta/, [ˈs̠pärt̪ä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈspar.ta/, [ˈspärt̪ä]
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Sparta |
Genitive | Spartae |
Dative | Spartae |
Accusative | Spartam |
Ablative | Spartā |
Vocative | Sparta |
Locative | Spartae |
Derived terms
Related terms
- Spartiāticus
- Spartiacus
- Sparticus
- Spartiātēs
Further reading
- “Sparta”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Sparta in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Sparta”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “Sparta”, in Richard Stillwell et al., editor (1976), The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites, Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press
- “Sparta”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
Manx
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈspar.ta/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -arta
- Syllabification: Spar‧ta
- Homophone: sparta
Proper noun
Sparta f (related adjective spartański)
- Sparta (an ancient city-state and archaeological site in modern Greece)
- Synonym: Lacedemon
- Sparta (a city in Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece)
Declension
Derived terms
nouns
- spartanin
- Spartanin
- spartanka
- Spartanka
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /spâːrta/
- Hyphenation: Spar‧ta
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