sphintria

Latin

Alternative forms

• spintria

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σφιγκτήρ (sphinktḗr, “something which binds”) referring to the anal sphincter.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈspʰin.tri.a/, [ˈs̠pʰɪn̪t̪riä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsfin.tri.a/, [ˈsfin̪t̪riä]

Noun

sphintria m (genitive sphintriae); first declension

1. male prostitute

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	sphintria	sphintriae
Genitive	sphintriae	sphintriārum
Dative	sphintriae	sphintriīs
Accusative	sphintriam	sphintriās
Ablative	sphintriā	sphintriīs
Vocative	sphintria	sphintriae

References

• sphintria in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• sphintria in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016