σφύραινα

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From σφῦρα (sphûra, hammer, mallet) +‎ -αινᾰ (-aina).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

σφῡ́ραινᾰ (sphū́rainaf (genitive σφῡραίνης); first declension

  1. barracuda (Sphyraena sphyraena)
    Synonym: κέστρα (késtra)
    • c. 410 BCE, Strattis, Macedonians 28:
      : ἡ σφύραινα δ' ἐστὶ τίς;
      : κέστραν μὲν ὕμμες ὡττικοὶ κικλήσκετε
      [A]: hē sphúraina d' estì tís?
      [B]: késtran mèn húmmes hōttikoì kiklḗskete
      : a "sphúraina", what is that?
      : "Késtra" is what you, Attic-speakers, call it.

Inflection

Descendants

  • Latin: sphyraena
  • Translingual: Sphyraena

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