# Sparta
## English
### Etymology

From Latin Sparta, from Doric Greek Σπάρτᾱ (Spártā) (Attic Greek Σπᾰ́ρτη (Spắrtē)).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈspɑː(ɹ)tə/
* Audio (US):(file)

### Proper noun

Sparta
* An ancient city-state in southern Greece, noted for its strict military training.
    Synonym: Lacedaemon
* A municipality in Laconia, Peloponnese region, modern Greece.
* A community in Central Elgin municipality, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada.
* A number of places in the United States:
** A town, the county seat of Hancock County, Georgia.
** A city in Randolph County, Illinois.
** A township and unincorporated community therein, in Dearborn County, Indiana.
** A minor city in Gallatin County and Owen County, Kentucky.
** An unincorporated community in Bienville Parish, Louisiana.
** A township and village therein, in Kent County, Michigan.
** An unincorporated community in Chickasaw County, Mississippi.
** A city in Christian County, Missouri.
** An unincorporated community in Buchanan County, Missouri.
** An unincorporated community in Knox County, Nebraska.
** A township in Sussex County, New Jersey.
** A town in Livingston County, New York.
** A town, the county seat of Alleghany County, North Carolina.
** A village in South Bloomfield Township, Morrow County, Ohio.
** A city, the county seat of White County, Tennessee.
** A city, the county seat of Monroe County, Wisconsin.
** A town in Monroe County, Wisconsin, adjacent to the city.

#### Derived terms

* Sparta remix

#### Related terms

* Spartan
* spartan

#### Translations
### See also

* Laconia
* Trojan War
* Spartathlon

### Further reading

* Category:Sparta on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
* “Sparta”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
* “Sparta”, in Richard Stillwell et al., editor (1976), The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites, Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press
* “Sparta”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

### Anagrams

* sarpat, aspart, satrap, raps at, Pratas, Patras

## Czech
### Proper noun

Sparta f (relational adjective spartský, demonym Sparťan)
* Sparta (ancient city-state in southern Greece, noted for its strict military training)

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “Sparta”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “Sparta”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

## Danish
### Etymology

Via German and Latin Sparta from Ancient Greek Σπάρτη (Spártē)).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈsb̥ɑːtˢa]

### Proper noun

Sparta
* Sparta (a city in Southern Greece, a leading city state in Classical Greece)

#### Derived terms

* spartaner
* spartansk

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek Σπάρτα (Spárta).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈspɑrtɑ/, [ˈs̠pɑ̝rt̪ɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑrtɑ
* Hyphenation: Spar‧ta

### Proper noun

Sparta
* Sparta (ancient city-state in southern Greece)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Sparta (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Spartani
accusative
nom.
Spartani
gen.
Spartani
genitive
Spartani
partitive
Spartaani
inessive
Spartassani
elative
Spartastani
illative
Spartaani
adessive
Spartallani
ablative
Spartaltani
allative
Spartalleni
essive
Spartanani
translative
Spartakseni
abessive
Spartattani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Spartasi
accusative
nom.
Spartasi
gen.
Spartasi
genitive
Spartasi
partitive
Spartaasi
inessive
Spartassasi
elative
Spartastasi
illative
Spartaasi
adessive
Spartallasi
ablative
Spartaltasi
allative
Spartallesi
essive
Spartanasi
translative
Spartaksesi
abessive
Spartattasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Spartamme
accusative
nom.
Spartamme
gen.
Spartamme
genitive
Spartamme
partitive
Spartaamme
inessive
Spartassamme
elative
Spartastamme
illative
Spartaamme
adessive
Spartallamme
ablative
Spartaltamme
allative
Spartallemme
essive
Spartanamme
translative
Spartaksemme
abessive
Spartattamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Spartanne
accusative
nom.
Spartanne
gen.
Spartanne
genitive
Spartanne
partitive
Spartaanne
inessive
Spartassanne
elative
Spartastanne
illative
Spartaanne
adessive
Spartallanne
ablative
Spartaltanne
allative
Spartallenne
essive
Spartananne
translative
Spartaksenne
abessive
Spartattanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Spartansa
accusative
nom.
Spartansa
gen.
Spartansa
genitive
Spartansa
partitive
Spartaansa
inessive
Spartassaan Spartassansa
elative
Spartastaan Spartastansa
illative
Spartaansa
adessive
Spartallaan Spartallansa
ablative
Spartaltaan Spartaltansa
allative
Spartalleen Spartallensa
essive
Spartanaan Spartanansa
translative
Spartakseen Spartaksensa
abessive
Spartattaan Spartattansa
instructive
comitative

#### Derived terms

* spartalainen
* spartalaisuus

## German
### Etymology

From Latin Sparta (Sparte), or Ancient Greek Σπάρτα (Spárta) (Σπάρτη (Spártē)).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈʃpaʁta], [ˈʃpaɐ̯ta]
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Sparta n (proper noun, strong, genitive Spartas)
* Sparta

#### Derived terms

* Spartaner
* spartanisch

#### See also

* Lakedämon
* Lakonien

## Icelandic
### Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σπάρτα (Spárta).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈspar̥ta/
* Rhymes: -ar̥ta

### Proper noun

Sparta f (proper noun, genitive singular Spörtu)
* Sparta

#### Derived terms

* Spartverji

## Latin
### Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σπάρτη (Spártē).

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈspar.ta/, [ˈs̠pärt̪ä]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈspar.ta/, [ˈspärt̪ä]

### Proper noun

Sparta f sg (genitive Spartae); first declension
* Sparta
    Synonym: Lacedaemōn

#### Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

#### Derived terms

* Spartānus

#### Related terms

* Spartiāticus
* Spartiacus
* Sparticus
* Spartiātēs

### Further reading

* “Sparta”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
* Sparta in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
* “Sparta”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
* “Sparta”, in Richard Stillwell et al., editor (1976), The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites, Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press
* “Sparta”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

## Manx
### Proper noun

Yn Sparta f
* Sparta

## Polish
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Sparta.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈspar.ta/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -arta
* Syllabification: Spar‧ta
* Homophone: sparta

### Proper noun

Sparta f (related adjective spartański)
* Sparta (an ancient city-state and archaeological site in modern Greece)
    Synonym: Lacedemon
* Sparta (a city in Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece)

#### Derived terms

* spartanin
* Spartanin
* spartanka
* Spartanka

#### Related terms

* spartańsko
* spartan
* spartiata

### Further reading

* Sparta in Polish dictionaries at PWN
* Sparta in PWN's encyclopedia

## Serbo-Croatian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /spâːrta/
* Hyphenation: Spar‧ta

### Proper noun

Spȃrta f (Cyrillic spelling Спа̑рта)
* Sparta

#### Declension
## Swedish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Sparta, from Ancient Greek Σπάρτη (Spártē).

### Proper noun

Sparta n (genitive Spartas)
* Sparta

#### Related terms

* spartan
* spartansk
* spartiat

### References

* Sparta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)