σπεῖρον

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /spêː.ron/ → /ˈspi.ron/ → /ˈspi.ron/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /spêː.ron/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈspi.ron/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈspi.ron/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈspi.ron/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈspi.ron/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *sper-yo-, from *sper- (“to twist”), and thus related to σπάρτον (spárton, “rope, cable”) and σπεῖρα (speîra, “coil”); see the latter for more cognates.

Noun

σπεῖρον • (speîron) n (genitive σπείρου); second declension

1. a wrapping cloth
2. a burial shroud
3. a sailcloth

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ σπεῖρον; τοῦ σπείρου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ σπεῖρον tò speîron	τὼ σπείρω tṑ speírō	τᾰ̀ σπεῖρᾰ tà speîra
Genitive	τοῦ σπείρου toû speírou	τοῖν σπείροιν toîn speíroin	τῶν σπείρων tôn speírōn
Dative	τῷ σπείρῳ tôi speírōi	τοῖν σπείροιν toîn speíroin	τοῖς σπείροις toîs speírois
Accusative	τὸ σπεῖρον tò speîron	τὼ σπείρω tṑ speírō	τᾰ̀ σπεῖρᾰ tà speîra
Vocative	σπεῖρον speîron	σπείρω speírō	σπεῖρᾰ speîra
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Second declension of σπεῖρον; σπείρου (Epic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	σπεῖρον speîron	σπείρω speírō	σπεῖρᾰ speîra
Genitive	σπείρου / σπειροῖο / σπείροιο / σπειρόο / σπείροο speírou / speiroîo / speíroio / speiróo / speíroo	σπείροιῐν speíroiin	σπείρων speírōn
Dative	σπείρῳ speírōi	σπείροιῐν speíroiin	σπείροισῐ / σπείροισῐν / σπείροις speíroisi(n) / speírois
Accusative	σπεῖρον speîron	σπείρω speírō	σπεῖρᾰ speîra
Vocative	σπεῖρον speîron	σπείρω speírō	σπεῖρᾰ speîra
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms

• σπειροφόρος (speirophóros)

Further reading

• “σπεῖρον”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• σπεῖρον in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• σπεῖρον in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

σπεῖρον • (speîron)

1. second-person singular aorist active imperative of σπείρω (speírō)

Participle

σπεῖρον • (speîron)

1. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular of σπείρων (speírōn)