Sphacteria

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Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σφακτηρίᾱ (Sphaktēríā).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /spʰakˈteː.ri.a/,
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /sfakˈte.ri.a/,

Proper noun

Sphactēria f sg (genitive Sphactēriae); first declension

An island situated in front of Pylus, in Messenia

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Sphactēria
genitive	Sphactēriae
dative	Sphactēriae
accusative	Sphactēriam
ablative	Sphactēriā
vocative	Sphactēria

References

“Sphacteria”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

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