λεῖμμα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From λείπω (leípō, “to leave, to quit”) and the suffix -μα (-ma).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

λεῖμμᾰ • (leîmma) n (genitive λείμμᾰτος); third declension

  1. A remnant, a residue
    1. (music) A semitone, a small musical interval
    2. An intermission in fever
    3. A deficiency

Inflection
Third declension of τὸ λεῖμμᾰ; τοῦ λείμμᾰτος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ λεῖμμᾰ
tò leîmma		 τὼ λείμμᾰτε
tṑ leímmate		 τᾰ̀ λείμμᾰτᾰ
tà leímmata
Genitive τοῦ λείμμᾰτος
toû leímmatos		 τοῖν λειμμᾰ́τοιν
toîn leimmátoin		 τῶν λειμμᾰ́των
tôn leimmátōn
Dative τῷ λείμμᾰτῐ
tôi leímmati		 τοῖν λειμμᾰ́τοιν
toîn leimmátoin		 τοῖς λείμμᾰσῐ / λείμμᾰσῐν
toîs leímmasi(n)
Accusative τὸ λεῖμμᾰ
tò leîmma		 τὼ λείμμᾰτε
tṑ leímmate		 τᾰ̀ λείμμᾰτᾰ
tà leímmata
Vocative λεῖμμᾰ
leîmma		 λείμμᾰτε
leímmate		 λείμμᾰτᾰ
leímmata
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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