σπίλος

Ancient Greek

Etymology 1

According to Beekes, probably from Pre-Greek, as there are no cognates outside Greek. According to Pokorny, cognate with Latin spina, German Speil, English spile.

Alternative forms

σπιλάς (spilás)

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /spí.los/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈspi.los/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈspi.los/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈspi.los/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈspi.los/

Noun

σπίλος • (spílos) f (genitive σπίλου); second declension

rock, reef, cliff

Inflection

Second declension of ἡ σπῐ́λος; τῆς σπῐ́λου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ σπῐ́λος hē spĭ́los	τὼ σπῐ́λω tṑ spĭ́lō	αἱ σπῐ́λοι hai spĭ́loi
Genitive	τῆς σπῐ́λου tês spĭ́lou	τοῖν σπῐ́λοιν toîn spĭ́loin	τῶν σπῐ́λων tôn spĭ́lōn
Dative	τῇ σπῐ́λῳ têi spĭ́lōi	τοῖν σπῐ́λοιν toîn spĭ́loin	ταῖς σπῐ́λοις taîs spĭ́lois
Accusative	τὴν σπῐ́λον tḕn spĭ́lon	τὼ σπῐ́λω tṑ spĭ́lō	τᾱ̀ς σπῐ́λους tā̀s spĭ́lous
Vocative	σπῐ́λε spĭ́le	σπῐ́λω spĭ́lō	σπῐ́λοι spĭ́loi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

διάσπιλος (diáspilos)
σπιλώδης (spilṓdēs)

Etymology 2

Unknown.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /spí.los/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈspi.los/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈspi.los/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈspi.los/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈspi.los/

Noun

σπίλος • (spílos) m (genitive σπίλου); second declension

spot, fleck, blemish, stain
Synonym: κηλίς (kēlís)

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ σπῐ́λος; τοῦ σπῐ́λου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ σπῐ́λος ho spĭ́los	τὼ σπῐ́λω tṑ spĭ́lō	οἱ σπῐ́λοι hoi spĭ́loi
Genitive	τοῦ σπῐ́λου toû spĭ́lou	τοῖν σπῐ́λοιν toîn spĭ́loin	τῶν σπῐ́λων tôn spĭ́lōn
Dative	τῷ σπῐ́λῳ tôi spĭ́lōi	τοῖν σπῐ́λοιν toîn spĭ́loin	τοῖς σπῐ́λοις toîs spĭ́lois
Accusative	τὸν σπῐ́λον tòn spĭ́lon	τὼ σπῐ́λω tṑ spĭ́lō	τοὺς σπῐ́λους toùs spĭ́lous
Vocative	σπῐ́λε spĭ́le	σπῐ́λω spĭ́lō	σπῐ́λοι spĭ́loi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

ἄσπιλος (áspilos)
σπιλόω (spilóō)
σπίλωμα (spílōma)
σπιλωτός (spilōtós)

σπίλος

Ancient Greek

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

Inflection

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

Inflection

Derived terms

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