The formation is similar to ὄνθος (ónthos), σπέλεθος (spélethos) and ψάμαθος (psámathos). Similar words are found in Lithuanian spìros (“droppings of goats”) and Icelandic sparð (“droppings”). The alternations could very well point to a Pre-Greek origin.
σπύραθος • (spúrathos) m or f (genitive σπυράθου); second declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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| Nominative | ὁ, ἡ σπύραθος ho, hē spúrathos |
τὼ σπυράθω tṑ spuráthō |
οἱ, αἱ σπύραθοι hoi, hai spúrathoi | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ, τῆς σπυράθου toû, tês spuráthou |
τοῖν σπυράθοιν toîn spuráthoin |
τῶν σπυράθων tôn spuráthōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ, τῇ σπυράθῳ tôi, têi spuráthōi |
τοῖν σπυράθοιν toîn spuráthoin |
τοῖς, ταῖς σπυράθοις toîs, taîs spuráthois | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν, τὴν σπύραθον tòn, tḕn spúrathon |
τὼ σπυράθω tṑ spuráthō |
τοὺς, τᾱ̀ς σπυράθους toùs, tā̀s spuráthous | ||||||||||
| Vocative | σπύραθε spúrathe |
σπυράθω spuráthō |
σπύραθοι spúrathoi | ||||||||||
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