Sparta

See also: sparta, spartą, and šparta

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈspɑː(ɹ)tə/

Proper noun

Sparta

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

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 —
instructive — —
abessive Spartatta —
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Sparta (type kala)
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 —
instructive — —
abessive Spartattani —
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 —
instructive — —
abessive Spartattasi —
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 —
instructive — —
abessive Spartattamme —
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 —
instructive — —
abessive Spartattanne —
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
—
instructive — —
abessive Spartattaan
Spartattansa
—
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

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

References

  • “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 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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

Sparta f

  1. Sparta

Declension

Derived terms

  • spartański

Further reading

  • Sparta in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Sparta in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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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