The formation is similar to σκόπελος (skópelos) and πύελος (púelos), from an unknown root. The word has been connected with Middle High German spachen (“to split”) and Low German spaken (“to putrify”) but it can hardly be correct.
σφάκελος • (sphákelos) m (genitive σφᾰκέλου); second declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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| Nominative | ὁ σφᾰ́κελος ho sphákelos |
τὼ σφᾰκέλω tṑ sphakélō |
οἱ σφᾰ́κελοι hoi sphákeloi | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ σφᾰκέλου toû sphakélou |
τοῖν σφᾰκέλοιν toîn sphakéloin |
τῶν σφᾰκέλων tôn sphakélōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ σφᾰκέλῳ tôi sphakélōi |
τοῖν σφᾰκέλοιν toîn sphakéloin |
τοῖς σφᾰκέλοις toîs sphakélois | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν σφᾰ́κελον tòn sphákelon |
τὼ σφᾰκέλω tṑ sphakélō |
τοὺς σφᾰκέλους toùs sphakélous | ||||||||||
| Vocative | σφᾰ́κελε sphákele |
σφᾰκέλω sphakélō |
σφᾰ́κελοι sphákeloi | ||||||||||
| Notes: |
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From Pre-Greek, in view of the variation.
σφάκελος • (sphákelos) m (genitive σφᾰκέλου); second declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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| Nominative | ὁ σφᾰ́κελος ho sphákelos |
τὼ σφᾰκέλω tṑ sphakélō |
οἱ σφᾰ́κελοι hoi sphákeloi | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ σφᾰκέλου toû sphakélou |
τοῖν σφᾰκέλοιν toîn sphakéloin |
τῶν σφᾰκέλων tôn sphakélōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ σφᾰκέλῳ tôi sphakélōi |
τοῖν σφᾰκέλοιν toîn sphakéloin |
τοῖς σφᾰκέλοις toîs sphakélois | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν σφᾰ́κελον tòn sphákelon |
τὼ σφᾰκέλω tṑ sphakélō |
τοὺς σφᾰκέλους toùs sphakélous | ||||||||||
| Vocative | σφᾰ́κελε sphákele |
σφᾰκέλω sphakélō |
σφᾰ́κελοι sphákeloi | ||||||||||
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