Sphettus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σφηττός (Sphēttós).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈspʰeːt.tus/, [ˈs̠pʰeːt̪ːʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsfet.tus/, [ˈsfɛt̪ːus]

Proper noun

Sphēttus m sg (genitive Sphēttī); second declension

1. One of the twelve oldest towns of Attica

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Sphēttus
Genitive	Sphēttī
Dative	Sphēttō
Accusative	Sphēttum
Ablative	Sphēttō
Vocative	Sphētte
Locative	Sphēttī

References

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