σπαρνός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Perhaps a verbal adjective formation from σπείρω (speírō) +‎ -νός (-nós, to sow). According to the linguist Lucien van Beek, the suffixation may be influenced by antonymic formations such as πυκνός (puknós) and συχνός (sukhnós).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

σπαρνός • (sparnósm (feminine σπαρνή, neuter σπαρνόν); first/second declension

  1. (poetic, rare) sparse, rare, scarce

Declension

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