σπεῖρα

See also: σπείρα

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *sper- (“to twist”) and so cognate with σπάρτον (spárton, “rope, cable”) and σπεῖρον (speîron, “shroud”).

Noun

σπεῖρα • (speîra) f (genitive σπείρᾱς); first declension

  1. anything twisted or wound
    1. (in the plural) coils or spires of snakes
    2. rope, cord
    3. knot or curl in wood
    4. (architecture) torus of a column
Declension
Derived terms
  • σπειραία (speiraía)
  • σπειράομαι (speiráomai)
  • σπειρηδόν (speirēdón)
  • σπειρικός (speirikós)
  • σπειρίον (speiríon)
  • σπειρίτης (speirítēs)
Descendants
  • Greek: σπείρα (speíra)
  • → Latin: spīra

Further reading

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

σπεῖρα • (speîra)

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of σπεῖρον (speîron)
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