Σπευσίνιοι
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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From Σπεύσινος (Speúsinos), the name of its alleged founder.
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /speu̯.sí.ni.oi̯/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /spewˈsi.ni.y/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /speɸˈsi.ni.y/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /spefˈsi.ni.y/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /spefˈsi.ni.i/
Noun
Σπευσίνιοι • (Speusínioi) m
- a police force in Athens
Synonyms
References
- Rhodes, Peter J. (Durham), “Scythians”, in: Brill’s New Pauly, Antiquity volumes edited by: Hubert Cancik and , Helmuth Schneider, English Edition by: Christine F. Salazar, Classical Tradition volumes edited by: Manfred Landfester, English Edition by: Francis G. Gentry. Consulted online on 13 January 2019 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1574-9347_bnp_e1115610>
- "Demosii" in Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities (1898). Retrieved 13 January 2019