According to Beekes, it can be hardly related to σπάρτον (spárton, “rope”), as the variation points to a Pre-Greek origin.
σπῠρίς • (spŭrís) f (genitive σπῠρίδος); third declension
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | ἡ σπῠρῐ́ς hē spŭrĭ́s |
τὼ σπῠρῐ́δε tṑ spŭrĭ́de |
αἱ σπῠρῐ́δες hai spŭrĭ́des | ||||||||||
Genitive | τῆς σπῠρῐ́δος tês spŭrĭ́dos |
τοῖν σπῠρῐ́δοιν toîn spŭrĭ́doin |
τῶν σπῠρῐ́δων tôn spŭrĭ́dōn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῇ σπῠρῐ́δῐ têi spŭrĭ́dĭ |
τοῖν σπῠρῐ́δοιν toîn spŭrĭ́doin |
ταῖς σπῠρῐ́σῐ / σπῠρῐ́σῐν taîs spŭrĭ́sĭ(n) | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὴν σπῠρῐ́δᾰ tḕn spŭrĭ́dă |
τὼ σπῠρῐ́δε tṑ spŭrĭ́de |
τᾱ̀ς σπῠρῐ́δᾰς tā̀s spŭrĭ́dăs | ||||||||||
Vocative | σπῠρῐ́ς spŭrĭ́s |
σπῠρῐ́δε spŭrĭ́de |
σπῠρῐ́δες spŭrĭ́des | ||||||||||
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