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Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Σπίνθαρος (Spíntharos).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Spintharus m sg (genitive Spintharī); second declension
- A tragic poet of Heraclea
- An architect of Corinth
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
References
- “Spintharus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
- Spintharus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.