σφάλμα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From σφάλλω (sphállō, “to fall, to be cast down”) and the suffix -μα (-ma).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

σφάλμα • (sphálma) n (genitive σφάλμᾰτος); third declension

  1. A trip, a stumble, a false step
  2. A fall, a failure, a defeat
  3. A fault, an error

Inflection
Third declension of τὸ σφᾰ́λμᾰ; τοῦ σφᾰ́λμᾰτος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ σφᾰ́λμᾰ
tò sphálma		 τὼ σφᾰ́λμᾰτε
tṑ sphálmate		 τᾰ̀ σφᾰ́λμᾰτᾰ
tà sphálmata
Genitive τοῦ σφᾰ́λμᾰτος
toû sphálmatos		 τοῖν σφᾰλμᾰ́τοιν
toîn sphalmátoin		 τῶν σφᾰλμᾰ́των
tôn sphalmátōn
Dative τῷ σφᾰ́λμᾰτῐ
tôi sphálmati		 τοῖν σφᾰλμᾰ́τοιν
toîn sphalmátoin		 τοῖς σφᾰ́λμᾰσῐ / σφᾰ́λμᾰσῐν
toîs sphálmasi(n)
Accusative τὸ σφᾰ́λμᾰ
tò sphálma		 τὼ σφᾰ́λμᾰτε
tṑ sphálmate		 τᾰ̀ σφᾰ́λμᾰτᾰ
tà sphálmata
Vocative σφᾰ́λμᾰ
sphálma		 σφᾰ́λμᾰτε
sphálmate		 σφᾰ́λμᾰτᾰ
sphálmata
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

Greek

Noun

σφάλμα • (sfálma) n (plural σφάλματα)

  1. error, mistake

Declension
declension of σφάλμα
singular plural
nominative σφάλμα • σφάλματα •
genitive σφάλματος • σφαλμάτων •
accusative σφάλμα • σφάλματα •
vocative σφάλμα • σφάλματα •

Synonyms
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