σπέρμα
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *spérmn̥, which consists of Proto-Indo-European *sper- + Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥. Synchronically analysable as σπείρω (speírō) + -μα (-ma). Cognate with Mycenaean Greek 𐀟𐀔 (pe-ma).
Declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | τὸ σπέρμᾰ tò spérma |
τὼ σπέρμᾰτε tṑ spérmate |
τᾰ̀ σπέρμᾰτᾰ tà spérmata | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ σπέρμᾰτος toû spérmatos |
τοῖν σπερμᾰ́τοιν toîn spermátoin |
τῶν σπερμᾰ́των tôn spermátōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ σπέρμᾰτῐ tôi spérmati |
τοῖν σπερμᾰ́τοιν toîn spermátoin |
τοῖς σπέρμᾰσῐ / σπέρμᾰσῐν toîs spérmasi(n) | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸ σπέρμᾰ tò spérma |
τὼ σπέρμᾰτε tṑ spérmate |
τᾰ̀ σπέρμᾰτᾰ tà spérmata | ||||||||||
| Vocative | σπέρμᾰ spérma |
σπέρμᾰτε spérmate |
σπέρμᾰτᾰ spérmata | ||||||||||
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Derived terms
- σπερματίζω (spermatízō)
Related terms
- σπόρος (spóros)
Descendants
Further reading
- σπέρμα in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- σπέρμα in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- σπέρμα in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- G4690 in Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible, 1979
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- brood idem, page 101.
- child idem, page 129.
- crew idem, page 184.
- descendant idem, page 214.
- descent idem, page 214.
- element idem, page 265.
- family idem, page 305.
- germ idem, page 357.
- grain idem, page 369.
- line idem, page 492.
- lineage idem, page 493.
- offspring idem, page 571.
- pack idem, page 588.
- parentage idem, page 592.
- progeny idem, page 653.
- race idem, page 667.
- root idem, page 721.
- seed idem, page 749.
- son idem, page 793.
- spawn idem, page 798.
- stem idem, page 815.
- stock idem, page 818.
- tribe idem, page 894.
Greek
Etymology
Inherited from Ancient Greek σπέρμα (spérma, “seed, semen”).
Noun
σπέρμα • (spérma) n (plural σπέρματα)
Declension
Related terms
- σπερματοζωάριο n (spermatozoário, “spermatozoon, sperm”)
Further reading
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