sphintria

Latin

Alternative forms

• spintria

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σφιγκτήρ (sphinktḗr, “something which binds”) referring to the anal sphincter.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈspʰɪn.tri.a]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈsfin.tri.a]

Noun

sphintria m (genitive sphintriae); first declension

1. male prostitute

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	sphintria	sphintriae
genitive	sphintriae	sphintriārum
dative	sphintriae	sphintriīs
accusative	sphintriam	sphintriās
ablative	sphintriā	sphintriīs
vocative	sphintria	sphintriae

References

• “sphintria”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• sphintria in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)), Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016