Noun: σφύραινα
Hyphenation:
Gender:
Nominative
| Singular | σφῡ́ραινᾰ |
| Dual | σφῡραίνᾱ |
| Plural | σφῡ́ραιναι |
| Singular | sphū́raină |
| Dual | sphūraínā |
| Plural | sphū́rainai |
Genitive
| Singular | σφῡραίνης |
| Dual | σφῡραίναιν |
| Plural | σφῡραινῶν |
| Singular | sphūraínēs |
| Dual | sphūraínain |
| Plural | sphūrainôn |
Dative
| Singular | σφῡραίνῃ |
| Dual | σφῡραίναιν |
| Plural | σφῡραίναις |
| Singular | sphūraínēi |
| Dual | sphūraínain |
| Plural | sphūraínais |
Accusative
| Singular | σφῡ́ραινᾰν |
| Dual | σφῡραίνᾱ |
| Plural | σφῡραίνᾱς |
| Singular | sphū́rainăn |
| Dual | sphūraínā |
| Plural | sphūraínās |
Vocative
| Singular | σφῡ́ραινᾰ |
| Dual | σφῡραίνᾱ |
| Plural | σφῡ́ραιναι |
| Singular | sphū́raină |
| Dual | sphūraínā |
| Plural | sphū́rainai |
Sample Sentences
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[A]: ἡ σφύραινα δ’ ἐστὶ τίς;
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[B]: κέστραν μὲν ὕμμες ὡττικοὶ κικλήσκετε
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[A]: hē sphúraina d’ estì tís?
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[B]: késtran mèn húmmes hōttikoì kiklḗskete
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[A]: a "sphúraina", what is that?
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[B]: "Késtra" is what you, Attic-speakers, call it. [c. 410 BCE, Strattis, Macedonians 28]
Etymology
From σφῦρα (sphûra, “hammer, mallet”) + -αινᾰ (-aină).
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