different between sparta vs spartan

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?^[1]
• 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

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?spar.ta/

Participle

sparta

1. feminine nominative/vocative singular of sparty

English

Etymology

By analogy with the ancient Spartans, who famously possessed these qualities.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?sp??(?)t?n/

Adjective

spartan (comparative more spartan, superlative most spartan)

1. Austere, frugal, characterized by self-denial.
2. Resolute in the face of danger or adversity.

3. Lacking in decoration and luxury.

Translations

Anagrams

• partans, tarpans, trapans

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

spartan m (definite singular spartanen, indefinite plural spartanar, definite plural spartanane)

1. form removed by a 2016 spelling decision; superseded by spartanar

Swedish

Noun

spartan c

Etymology

From Latin spartanus, equivalent to Sparta +? -an

1. Spartan, inhabitant of the ancient Greek town of Sparta

Declension