spatha

English

Etymology

From Latin spatha, from Ancient Greek σπάθη (spáthē, “any broad blade, of wood or metal”). Doublet of spade, spathe, and epee.

Noun

spatha (plural spathas or spathae)

1. A type of straight sword originating from the 1st-century Roman Empire. It was worn typically by cavalry officers and is a long version of the left shaped gladius.

Related terms

• spathe
• spade
• spatula

References

http://www.romancoins.info/MilitaryEquipment-Attack.html

Anagrams

• pashta, Thapas

Finnish

Etymology

< Latin

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspɑthɑ/, [ˈs̠pɑ̝t̪hɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑthɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): spat‧ha

Noun

spatha

1. spatha (sword)
2. (botany) spathe (large bract that envelops a spadix)

Declension

Inflection of spatha (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		spatha	spathat
genitive		spathan	spathojen
partitive		spathaa	spathoja
illative		spathaan	spathoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		spatha	spathat
accusative	nom.	spatha	spathat
	gen.	spathan
genitive		spathan	spathojen spathain rare
partitive		spathaa	spathoja
inessive		spathassa	spathoissa
elative		spathasta	spathoista
illative		spathaan	spathoihin
adessive		spathalla	spathoilla
ablative		spathalta	spathoilta
allative		spathalle	spathoille
essive		spathana	spathoina
translative		spathaksi	spathoiksi
abessive		spathatta	spathoitta
instructive		—	spathoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of spatha (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative spathani spathani accusative nom. spathani spathani gen. spathani genitive spathani spathojeni spathaini rare partitive spathaani spathojani inessive spathassani spathoissani elative spathastani spathoistani illative spathaani spathoihini adessive spathallani spathoillani ablative spathaltani spathoiltani allative spathalleni spathoilleni essive spathanani spathoinani translative spathakseni spathoikseni abessive spathattani spathoittani instructive — — comitative — spathoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative spathasi spathasi accusative nom. spathasi spathasi gen. spathasi genitive spathasi spathojesi spathaisi rare partitive spathaasi spathojasi inessive spathassasi spathoissasi elative spathastasi spathoistasi illative spathaasi spathoihisi adessive spathallasi spathoillasi ablative spathaltasi spathoiltasi allative spathallesi spathoillesi essive spathanasi spathoinasi translative spathaksesi spathoiksesi abessive spathattasi spathoittasi instructive — — comitative — spathoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative spathamme spathamme accusative nom. spathamme spathamme gen. spathamme genitive spathamme spathojemme spathaimme rare partitive spathaamme spathojamme inessive spathassamme spathoissamme elative spathastamme spathoistamme illative spathaamme spathoihimme adessive spathallamme spathoillamme ablative spathaltamme spathoiltamme allative spathallemme spathoillemme essive spathanamme spathoinamme translative spathaksemme spathoiksemme abessive spathattamme spathoittamme instructive — — comitative — spathoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative spathanne spathanne accusative nom. spathanne spathanne gen. spathanne genitive spathanne spathojenne spathainne rare partitive spathaanne spathojanne inessive spathassanne spathoissanne elative spathastanne spathoistanne illative spathaanne spathoihinne adessive spathallanne spathoillanne ablative spathaltanne spathoiltanne allative spathallenne spathoillenne essive spathananne spathoinanne translative spathaksenne spathoiksenne abessive spathattanne spathoittanne instructive — — comitative — spathoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative spathansa spathansa accusative nom. spathansa spathansa gen. spathansa genitive spathansa spathojensa spathainsa rare partitive spathaansa spathojaan spathojansa inessive spathassaan spathassansa spathoissaan spathoissansa elative spathastaan spathastansa spathoistaan spathoistansa illative spathaansa spathoihinsa adessive spathallaan spathallansa spathoillaan spathoillansa ablative spathaltaan spathaltansa spathoiltaan spathoiltansa allative spathalleen spathallensa spathoilleen spathoillensa essive spathanaan spathanansa spathoinaan spathoinansa translative spathakseen spathaksensa spathoikseen spathoiksensa abessive spathattaan spathattansa spathoittaan spathoittansa instructive — — comitative — spathoineen spathoinensa

Synonyms

• (spathe): puikelon suojuslehti

Latin

spatha (straight sword)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σπάθη (spáthē, “any broad blade, of wood or metal”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈspa.tʰa/, [ˈs̠pät̪ʰä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈspa.ta/, [ˈspäːt̪ä]

Noun

spatha f (genitive spathae); first declension

1. spatula, spattle
2. spatha; a long, two-edged, straight sword, 75cm to 1m, typically carried by Roman cavalry officers
3. batten; broad piece of wood used in weaving to compress the woof threads
4. a spathe of a palm tree
5. a kind of tree

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	spatha	spathae
genitive	spathae	spathārum
dative	spathae	spathīs
accusative	spatham	spathās
ablative	spathā	spathīs
vocative	spatha	spathae

Coordinate terms

• (sword): ēnsis, gladius, mūcrō

Derived terms

• spathārius
• spatula, spathula
• spatulātus, spathulātus

Descendants

• Balkan Romance:
  • Aromanian: spatã
  • Istro-Romanian: spåte
  • Megleno-Romanian: spată
  • Romanian: spată, spate
• Dalmatian:
  • sputa
• Italo-Romance:
  • Italian: spata, spada
    • → Polish: szpada, szpaga
      • → Russian: шпага (špaga)
  • Neapolitan: spata
  • Sicilian: spata
• North-Italian:
  • Gallo-Italic:
    • Ligurian: spâ
    • Piedmontese: spa
  • Friulian: spade
  • Istriot: spada
  • Romansch: spada, speda
  • Venetan: spada
    • → Serbo-Croatian: špȃda
• Gallo-Romance:
  • Franco-Provençal: èpèye, èpèya, èpèa, èpê
  • Old French: espee, spede (9th century), espethe (early Anglo-Norman)
    • Middle French: espee
      • French: épée
        • → English: epee
• Occitano-Romance:
  • Catalan: espasa
  • Old Occitan: espaza, espada
    • Occitan: espasa, espada
• Ibero-Romance:
  • Asturian: espada
  • Mirandese: spada
  • Old Galician-Portuguese: espada
    • Galician: espada
    • Portuguese: espada (see there for further descendants)
  • Old Spanish: espada
    • Spanish: espada
      • → Cebuano: espada
      • → Karao: ispada
      • → Tagalog: espada
• Insular Romance:
  • Sardinian: ispada, spada
• Ancient borrowings:
  • → Albanian: shpatë
  • → Basque: ezpata
• Later borrowings:
  • → English: spatha, spathe

See also

• gladius

References

• “spatha”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “spatha”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• spatha in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)