σμαρίς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

A connection wiht σμηρίζω (smērízō, “to plane, to polish”) is implausible. Furnée, instead, convincingly compares the word with σπάρος (spáros), suggesting a Pre-Greek origin.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /zma.rís/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /zmaˈris/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /zmaˈris/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /zmaˈris/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /zmaˈris/

Mark the vowel length of the ambiguous vowel α by adding a macron after it if it is long, or a breve if it is short. By default, Module:grc-pronunciation assumes it is short if unmarked.
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Noun

σμαρῐ́ς • (smarís) f (genitive σμαρῐ́δος); third declension

picarel (Spicara smaris)

Inflection

Third declension of ἡ σμαρῐ́ς; τῆς σμαρῐ́δος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ σμαρῐ́ς hē smarís	τὼ σμαρῐ́δε tṑ smaríde	αἱ σμαρῐ́δες hai smarídes
Genitive	τῆς σμαρῐ́δος tês smarídos	τοῖν σμαρῐ́δοιν toîn smarídoin	τῶν σμαρῐ́δων tôn smarídōn
Dative	τῇ σμαρῐ́δῐ têi smarídi	τοῖν σμαρῐ́δοιν toîn smarídoin	ταῖς σμαρῐ́σῐ / σμαρῐ́σῐν taîs smarísi(n)
Accusative	τὴν σμαρῐ́δᾰ tḕn smarída	τὼ σμαρῐ́δε tṑ smaríde	τᾱ̀ς σμαρῐ́δᾰς tā̀s smarídas
Vocative	σμαρῐ́ς smarís	σμαρῐ́δε smaríde	σμαρῐ́δες smarídes
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension. Nominative singular -ς (-s) arose by reduction of the original cluster *-ds.

Descendants

Latin: smaris