Sphacteria

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σφακτηρίᾱ (Sphaktēríā).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /spʰakˈteː.ri.a/, [s̠pʰäkˈt̪eːriä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /sfakˈte.ri.a/, [sfäkˈt̪ɛːriä]

Proper noun

Sphactēria f sg (genitive Sphactēriae); first declension

1. An island situated in front of Pylus, in Messenia

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Sphactēria
Genitive	Sphactēriae
Dative	Sphactēriae
Accusative	Sphactēriam
Ablative	Sphactēriā
Vocative	Sphactēria

References

• “Sphacteria”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly