Sphacteria

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σφακτηρίᾱ (Sphaktēríā).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /spʰakˈteː.ri.a/, [s̠pʰäkˈt̪eːriä]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /sfakˈte.ri.a/, [sfäkˈt̪ɛːriä]

Proper noun

Sphactēria f sg (genitive Sphactēriae); first declension

  1. An island situated in front of Pylus, in Messenia

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Sphactēria
Genitive Sphactēriae
Dative Sphactēriae
Accusative Sphactēriam
Ablative Sphactēriā
Vocative Sphactēria

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