θέμα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From the root of τῐ́θημῐ (títhēmi, I put, place) + -μᾰ (-ma).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

θέμᾰ (théma) n (genitive θέμᾰτος); third declension

  1. That which is laid down, placed, proposed
  2. pile
  3. pledge of money, deposit
  4. horoscope
  5. prize
  6. main topic, theme, proposition
  7. (grammar) primary word, root

Inflection

Descendants

References


Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek θέμᾰ (théma).

Noun

θέμα (théma) n (plural θέματα)

  1. subject, main topic (of conversation, etc)
  2. affair
  3. (music) theme
  4. theme, the regional unit of government of the Byzantine empire.

Declension

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.