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)

1. A citizen of Sparta; a native or inhabitant of Sparta.
2. 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)

1. Of or relating to Sparta or its citizens.
2. 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

• Spartanburg
• Spartanhood

Anagrams

• partans, tarpans, trapans

Finnish

Proper noun

Spartan

1. genitive singular of Sparta