English

Proper noun

Sparta

1. An ancient city-state in southern Greece, noted for its strict military training.

Related terms

• Spartan
• spartan

Translations

See also

• Trojan War

Anagrams

• Patras, satrap

German

Etymology

From Latin Sparta (Sparte), or Ancient Greek Σπάρτᾱ ‎(Spártā) (Σπάρτη ‎(Spártē)).

Proper noun

Sparta n ‎(genitive Spartas)

1. Sparta

Derived terms

• Spartaner
• spartanisch

See also

• Lakedämon
• Lakonien

Icelandic

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Σπάρτᾱ ‎(Spártā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspar̥ta/
• Rhymes: -ar̥ta

Proper noun

Sparta f

1. Sparta

Declension

Derived terms

• Spartverji

Manx

Proper noun

Yn Sparta f

1. Sparta

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsparta/

Noun

Sparta f

1. Sparta

Declension

Derived terms

• spartański

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /spâːrta/
• Hyphenation: Spar‧ta

Proper noun

Spȃrta f ‎(Cyrillic spelling Спа̑рта)

1. Sparta

Declension

Latin

Noun

sparta

1. nominative plural of spartum
2. accusative plural of spartum
3. vocative plural of spartum

References

• SPARTA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• sparta in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia
• sparta in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• sparta in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
• sparta in William Smith., editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
• sparta in Richard Stillwell et al., editor (1976) The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites, Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press