Hardly related to σπάω (spáō, “to suck”). The variation shows that the word is Pre-Greek. For the formation, compare also φαττάγης (phattágēs, “pangolin”).
σπᾰτᾰ́γγης • (spătắngēs) m (genitive σπᾰτᾰ́γγου); first declension
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | ὁ σπᾰτᾰ́γγης ho spătắngēs |
τὼ σπᾰτᾰ́γγᾱ tṑ spătắngā |
οἱ σπᾰτᾰ́γγαι hoi spătắngai | ||||||||||
Genitive | τοῦ σπᾰτᾰ́γγου toû spătắngou |
τοῖν σπᾰτᾰ́γγαιν toîn spătắngain |
τῶν σπᾰτᾰγγῶν tôn spătăngôn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῷ σπᾰτᾰ́γγῃ tōî spătắngēi |
τοῖν σπᾰτᾰ́γγαιν toîn spătắngain |
τοῖς σπᾰτᾰ́γγαις toîs spătắngais | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὸν σπᾰτᾰ́γγην tòn spătắngēn |
τὼ σπᾰτᾰ́γγᾱ tṑ spătắngā |
τοὺς σπᾰτᾰ́γγᾱς toùs spătắngās | ||||||||||
Vocative | σπᾰτᾰ́γγη spătắngē |
σπᾰτᾰ́γγᾱ spătắngā |
σπᾰτᾰ́γγαι spătắngai | ||||||||||
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