spartan
See also: Spartan
English edit
Etymology edit
By analogy with the ancient Spartans, who famously possessed these qualities.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
spartan (comparative more spartan, superlative most spartan)
- Austere, frugal, characterized by self-denial.
- I went on the retreat to the monastery, thinking I would be sleeping in a spartan cell, only to discover a simple but comfortable bedroom.
- 1960 June, R. C. Riley, “The coastal branches of South-East Devon: Part Two”, in Trains Illustrated, page 337:
- The engine was Class "3" 2-6-2 tank No. 82013, with Driver Sampson (Exmouth), and its roomy draught-free cab was a striking contrast to the spartan comfort offered on the Drummond tank.
- 2020 August 26, “Network News: Stations investment boosts regeneration, says report”, in Rail, page 17:
- Among its findings, the report says: "In recent years we have seen more stations transformed from run-down Victorian hulks, or spartan bus-sheltered platforms, into places that people can take pride in, feel comfortable in using, and which are fulfilling more of their wider potential.
- Resolute in the face of danger or adversity.
- The spartan legionaries vowed to fight to the death.
- Lacking in decoration and luxury.
- After ten years as a fashion designer in the rough-and-tumble Garment District, Eloise left New York for the spartan but serene life of a farmer's wife.
- 1932, Delos W. Lovelace, King Kong, published 1965, page 4:
- [I]t was furnished with the spartan simplicity which characterizes womanless quarters.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
austere, lacking luxury
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Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Noun edit
spartan m (definite singular spartanen, indefinite plural spartanar, definite plural spartanane)
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin Spartanus or Italian spartano. By surface analysis, Sparta + -an.
Adjective edit
spartan m or n (feminine singular spartană, masculine plural spartani, feminine and neuter plural spartane)
Declension edit
Declension of spartan
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | spartan | spartană | spartani | spartane | ||
definite | spartanul | spartana | spartanii | spartanele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | spartan | spartane | spartani | spartane | ||
definite | spartanului | spartanei | spartanilor | spartanelor |
Noun edit
spartan m (plural spartani)
Declension edit
Declension of spartan
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) spartan | spartanul | (niște) spartani | spartanii |
genitive/dative | (unui) spartan | spartanului | (unor) spartani | spartanilor |
vocative | spartanule | spartanilor |
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Latin spartanus, equivalent to Sparta + -an.
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -ɑːn
Noun edit
spartan c
- Spartan, inhabitant of the ancient Greek town of Sparta
Declension edit
Declension of spartan | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | spartan | spartanen | spartaner | spartanerna |
Genitive | spartans | spartanens | spartaners | spartanernas |