Sparta

See also: sparta, Spárta, Spartā, spartą, Spartą, and šparta

English

Etymology

From Latin Sparta, from Doric Greek Σπάρτᾱ (Spártā) (Attic Greek Σπᾰ́ρτη (Spártē)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈspɑː(ɹ)tə/
  • (file)

Proper noun

Sparta

  1. An ancient city-state in southern Greece, noted for its strict military training.
    Synonym: Lacedaemon
  2. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A town, the county seat of Hancock County, Georgia.
    2. A town, the county seat of Alleghany County, North Carolina.
    3. A city, the county seat of White County, Tennessee.
    4. A city, the county seat of Monroe County, Wisconsin.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

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

Anagrams

Czech

Proper noun

Sparta f (related adjective spartský, demonym Sparťan)

  1. Sparta (ancient city-state in southern Greece, noted for its strict military training)

Declension

Further reading

  • Sparta in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • Sparta in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Danish

Etymology

Via German and Latin Sparta from Ancient Greek Σπάρτη (Spártē)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsb̥ɑːtˢa]

Proper noun

Sparta

  1. Sparta (a city in Southern Greece, a leading city state in Classical Greece)

Derived terms

Finnish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Σπάρτα (Spárta).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈspɑrtɑ/, [ˈs̠pɑ̝rt̪ɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑrtɑ
  • Syllabification(key): Spar‧ta

Proper noun

Sparta

  1. Sparta (ancient city-state in southern Greece)

Declension

Inflection of Sparta (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
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.
Possessive forms of Sparta (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Spartani
accusative nom. Spartani
gen. Spartani
genitive Spartani
partitive Spartaani
inessive Spartassani
elative Spartastani
illative Spartaani
adessive Spartallani
ablative Spartaltani
allative Spartalleni
essive Spartanani
translative Spartakseni
abessive Spartattani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Spartasi
accusative nom. Spartasi
gen. Spartasi
genitive Spartasi
partitive Spartaasi
inessive Spartassasi
elative Spartastasi
illative Spartaasi
adessive Spartallasi
ablative Spartaltasi
allative Spartallesi
essive Spartanasi
translative Spartaksesi
abessive Spartattasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Spartamme
accusative nom. Spartamme
gen. Spartamme
genitive Spartamme
partitive Spartaamme
inessive Spartassamme
elative Spartastamme
illative Spartaamme
adessive Spartallamme
ablative Spartaltamme
allative Spartallemme
essive Spartanamme
translative Spartaksemme
abessive Spartattamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Spartanne
accusative nom. Spartanne
gen. Spartanne
genitive Spartanne
partitive Spartaanne
inessive Spartassanne
elative Spartastanne
illative Spartaanne
adessive Spartallanne
ablative Spartaltanne
allative Spartallenne
essive Spartananne
translative Spartaksenne
abessive Spartattanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Spartansa
accusative nom. Spartansa
gen. Spartansa
genitive Spartansa
partitive Spartaansa
inessive Spartassaan
Spartassansa
elative Spartastaan
Spartastansa
illative Spartaansa
adessive Spartallaan
Spartallansa
ablative Spartaltaan
Spartaltansa
allative Spartalleen
Spartallensa
essive Spartanaan
Spartanansa
translative Spartakseen
Spartaksensa
abessive Spartattaan
Spartattansa
instructive
comitative

Derived terms

German

Etymology

From Latin Sparta (Sparte), or Ancient Greek Σπάρτα (Spárta) (Σπάρτη (Spártē)).

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Proper noun

Sparta n (proper noun, strong, genitive Spartas)

  1. Sparta

Derived terms

See also

  • Lakedämon
  • Lakonien

Icelandic

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Σπάρτα (Spárta).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈspar̥ta/
  • Rhymes: -ar̥ta

Proper noun

Sparta f

  1. Sparta

Declension

Derived terms

  • Spartverji

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σπάρτη (Spártē).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Sparta f sg (genitive Spartae); first declension

  1. Sparta
    Synonym: Lacedaemōn

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Sparta
Genitive Spartae
Dative Spartae
Accusative Spartam
Ablative Spartā
Vocative Sparta
Locative Spartae

Derived terms

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

Proper noun

Yn Sparta f

  1. Sparta

Polish

Sparta sense 1
Sparta sense 2

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Sparta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈspar.ta/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -arta
  • Syllabification: Spar‧ta
  • Homophone: sparta

Proper noun

Sparta f (related adjective spartański)

  1. Sparta (an ancient city-state and archaeological site in modern Greece)
    Synonym: Lacedemon
  2. Sparta (a city in Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece)

Declension

Derived terms

nouns
  • spartanin
  • Spartanin
  • spartanka
  • Spartanka
adverbs
  • spartańsko
nouns

Further reading

  • Sparta in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Sparta in PWN's encyclopedia

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /spâːrta/
  • Hyphenation: Spar‧ta

Proper noun

Spȃrta f (Cyrillic spelling Спа̑рта)

  1. Sparta

Declension

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Sparta, from Ancient Greek Σπάρτη (Spártē).

Proper noun

Sparta n (genitive Spartas)

  1. Sparta

References

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