"Sparta" meaning in Latin

See Sparta in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [ˈspar.ta] [Classical-Latin], [ˈspar.ta] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σπάρτη (Spártē). Etymology templates: {{bor|la|grc|Σπάρτη}} Ancient Greek Σπάρτη (Spártē) Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Sparta<1.loc>}} Sparta f sg (genitive Spartae); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Sparta<1.loc>}} Forms: Spartae [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Sparta [nominative, singular], Spartae [genitive, singular], Spartae [dative, singular], Spartam [accusative, singular], Spartā [ablative, singular], Sparta [singular, vocative], Spartae [locative, singular]
  1. Sparta Tags: declension-1, feminine, singular Categories (place): Cities in Greece Synonyms: Lacedaemōn Derived forms: Spartānus Related terms: Spartiāticus, Spartiacus, Sparticus, Spartiātēs

Inflected forms

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