Sparte

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See also: sparte and spařte

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

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Proper noun[edit]

Sparte f

  1. Sparta (ancient city-state in southern Greece)

Descendants[edit]

  • Persian: اسپارت (espârt)

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Of uncertain origin. Perhaps from late Medieval Latin sparta, from Ancient Greek σπάρτη (spártē, hereditament).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃpaʁtə/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃpaːtə/ (common; particularly northern and central Germany)
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: Spar‧te

Noun[edit]

Sparte f (genitive Sparte, plural Sparten)

  1. division, branch, sector
    Synonyms: Bereich, Teilbereich, Segment
  2. (journalism) section (thematic area in a press organ)
    Synonym: Rubrik
  3. (engineering) underground conduit

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Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ sparte, dwds.de

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