σπυρίς

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • σφυρίς (sphurís)

Etymology

According to Beekes, it can be hardly related to σπάρτον (spárton, “rope”), as the variation points to a Pre-Greek origin.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

σπῠρίς • (spŭrís) f (genitive σπῠρίδος); third declension

  1. A large basket, a creel used for transport money
  2. (then) a basket to expend provisions (after Latin sportula)

Inflection

Third declension of ἡ σπῠρῐ́ς; τῆς σπῠρῐ́δος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ σπῠρῐ́ς
hē spŭrĭ́s 		τὼ σπῠρῐ́δε
tṑ spŭrĭ́de 		αἱ σπῠρῐ́δες
hai spŭrĭ́des
Genitive τῆς σπῠρῐ́δος
tês spŭrĭ́dos 		τοῖν σπῠρῐ́δοιν
toîn spŭrĭ́doin 		τῶν σπῠρῐ́δων
tôn spŭrĭ́dōn
Dative τῇ σπῠρῐ́δῐ
tēî spŭrĭ́dĭ 		τοῖν σπῠρῐ́δοιν
toîn spŭrĭ́doin 		ταῖς σπῠρῐ́σῐ / σπῠρῐ́σῐν
taîs spŭrĭ́sĭ(n)
Accusative τὴν σπῠρῐ́δᾰ
tḕn spŭrĭ́dă 		τὼ σπῠρῐ́δε
tṑ spŭrĭ́de 		τᾱ̀ς σπῠρῐ́δᾰς
tā̀s spŭrĭ́dăs
Vocative σπῠρῐ́
spŭrĭ́ 		σπῠρῐ́δε
spŭrĭ́de 		σπῠρῐ́δες
spŭrĭ́des
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
  • Nominative singular -ς (-s) arose by reduction of the original cluster *-δς (*-ds).

Derived terms

  • σπυρίδιον (spurídion)
  • σπυριδώδης (spuridṓdēs)
  • σπυριδοφόρος (spuridophóros)

Descendants

  • → Gothic: 𐍃𐍀𐍅𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌳𐌰 (spwreida)
  • → Classical Syriac: ܐܣܦܪܝܕܐ (ʾesprīḏā), ܣܦܪܝܕܐ (seprīḏā)
  • → Old Armenian: սփիւրիդ (spʻiwrid), փիւրիդ (pʻiwrid)
  • → Old Georgian: სფჳრიდი (spwiridi), სფირიდი (spiridi), ფსჳრიდი (pswiridi), სპირიდი (sṗiridi)

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