Spartan

See also: spartan

English

Etymology

From Middle English Spartan, Spertan, from Latin Spartānus, from Sparta + -ānus, equivalent to Sparta +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)tən

Noun

Spartan (plural Spartans)

A citizen of Sparta; a native or inhabitant of Sparta.
A red apple cultivar from British Columbia, Canada

Translations

citizen of Sparta

Catalan: espartà (ca) m, espartana (ca) f
Czech: Sparťan m
Danish: spartaner c
Dutch: Spartaan
Esperanto: spartano (man or woman), spartanino (woman)
Finnish: spartalainen (fi)
French: Spartiate (fr) m or f
Greek:
Ancient: Λάκων m (Lákōn)
Manx: Spartagh m
Polish: spartanin (pl) m, Spartanin m, spartanka (pl) f, Spartanka f
Russian: спарта́нец (ru) m (spartánec), спарта́нка (ru) f (spartánka)
Spanish: espartano (es) m, espartana (es) f
Tagalog: Espartano
Turkish: Spartalı
Ukrainian: спарта́нець m (spartánecʹ), спарта́нка f (spartánka)

Adjective

Spartan (comparative more Spartan, superlative most Spartan)

Of or relating to Sparta or its citizens.
Alternative spelling of spartan

Translations

of Sparta

Catalan: espartà (ca)
Czech: spartský
Danish: spartansk
Dutch: Spartaans (nl)
Finnish: spartalainen (fi)
French: spartiate (fr)
Manx: Spartagh
Norwegian:
Bokmål: spartansk

Nynorsk: spartansk
Polish: spartański (pl)
Russian: спарта́нский (ru) (spartánskij)
Spanish: espartano (es)
Tagalog: Espartano

spartan — see spartan

Derived terms

Anagrams

partans, tarpans, trapans

Finnish

Proper noun

Spartan

genitive singular of Sparta

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