σφαῖρα

See also: σφαίρα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From σπαίρω (spaírō).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /spʰâi̯.ra/ → /ˈsɸɛ.ra/ → /ˈsfe.ra/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /spʰâi̯.ra/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈspʰɛ.ra/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈsɸɛ.ra/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈsfe.ra/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈsfe.ra/

Noun

σφαῖρᾰ • (sphaîra) f (genitive σφαίρᾱς); first declension

1. ball, globe, sphere

Inflection

First declension of ἡ σφαῖρᾰ; τῆς σφαίρᾱς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ σφαῖρᾰ hē sphaîra	τὼ σφαίρᾱ tṑ sphaírā	αἱ σφαῖραι hai sphaîrai
Genitive	τῆς σφαίρᾱς tês sphaírās	τοῖν σφαίραιν toîn sphaírain	τῶν σφαιρῶν tôn sphairôn
Dative	τῇ σφαίρᾳ têi sphaírāi	σφαίραιν sphaírain	ταῖς σφαίραις taîs sphaírais
Accusative	τὴν σφαῖρᾰν tḕn sphaîran	σφαίρᾱ sphaírā	τᾱ̀ς σφαίρᾱς tā̀s sphaírās
Vocative	σφαῖρᾰ sphaîra	σφαίρᾱ sphaírā	σφαῖραι sphaîrai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• ἡμισφαίριον (hēmisphaírion)
• σφαιρῐκός (sphairikós)

 

Descendants

• Greek: σφαίρα f (sfaíra)
• → Latin: sphaera f (see there for further descendants)

References

• σφαῖρα in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• σφαῖρα in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• σφαῖρα 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.
  • ball idem, page 60.
  • globe idem, page 362.
  • sphere idem, page 801.