Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From the stem of σφεῖς (spheîs, they) +‎ -τερος (-teros, contrastive suffix).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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σφέτερος (sphéterosm (feminine σφετέρᾱ, neuter σφέτερον); first/second declension

  1. (the only sense in Homeric) third-person plural possessive pronoun, including reflexive
    1. (modifying a noun) their, of theirs; their own
    2. (as substantive, often with article) theirs, their own
  2. sometimes possessive reflexive of other persons: first-person singular and plural, second-person singular and plural, third-person singular

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • σφέτερος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • σφέτερος in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.