The word according to the dictionary

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

πᾰ́τᾰγγας (pắtăngas)

Etymology

Hardly related to σπάω (spáō, “to suck”). The variation shows that the word is Pre-Greek. For the formation, compare also φαττάγης (phattágēs, “pangolin”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /spa.táŋ.ɡɛːs/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /spaˈtaŋ.ɡe̝s/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /spaˈtaɲ.ɟis/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /spaˈtaɲ.ɟis/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /spaˈtaɲ.ɟis/

Noun

σπᾰτᾰ́γγης • (spătắngēs) m (genitive σπᾰτᾰ́γγου); first declension

kind of sea urchin

Inflection

First declension of ὁ σπᾰτᾰ́γγης; τοῦ σπᾰτᾰ́γγου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
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
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

σπᾰτᾰγγῐ́ζω (spătăngĭ́zō)

Descendants

→ Translingual: Spatangus

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