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

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Czech

Proper noun

Sparta f

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

Derived terms

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/, [ˈs̠pɑrt̪ɑ]
  • 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
Possessive forms of Sparta (type kala)
possessor singular plural
1st person Spartani Spartamme
2nd person Spartasi Spartanne
3rd person Spartansa

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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