σύρμα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From σύρω (súrō, “to draw, drag, trail”) and the suffix -μα (-ma).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

σύρμᾰ • (súrma) n (genitive σύρμᾰτος); third declension

  1. Anything trailed or dragged
    1. A theatric robe with a long train
    2. sweepings, refuse, litter
    3. (medicine) An abrasion, a scaly skin disease
  2. A dragging, a trailing motion

Inflection
Third declension of τὸ σῠ́ρμᾰ; τοῦ σῠ́ρμᾰτος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ σῠ́ρμᾰ
tò súrma		 τὼ σῠ́ρμᾰτε
tṑ súrmate		 τᾰ̀ σῠ́ρμᾰτᾰ
tà súrmata
Genitive τοῦ σῠ́ρμᾰτος
toû súrmatos		 τοῖν σῠρμᾰ́τοιν
toîn surmátoin		 τῶν σῠρμᾰ́των
tôn surmátōn
Dative τῷ σῠ́ρμᾰτῐ
tôi súrmati		 τοῖν σῠρμᾰ́τοιν
toîn surmátoin		 τοῖς σῠ́ρμᾰσῐ / σῠ́ρμᾰσῐν
toîs súrmasi(n)
Accusative τὸ σῠ́ρμᾰ
tò súrma		 τὼ σῠ́ρμᾰτε
tṑ súrmate		 τᾰ̀ σῠ́ρμᾰτᾰ
tà súrmata
Vocative σῠ́ρμᾰ
súrma		 σῠ́ρμᾰτε
súrmate		 σῠ́ρμᾰτᾰ
súrmata
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek σύρμα (súrma), from Koine Greek σύρμα (súrma), from Ancient Greek σύρμα (súrma).

Noun

σύρμα • (sýrma) n (plural σύρματα)

  1. electrical wire or cable
  2. wire (thin flexible metal thread or threads)
  3. scourer, metal mesh scouring pad
  4. whisk, beater
  5. wire netting

Declension
declension of σύρμα
singular plural
nominative σύρμα • σύρματα •
genitive σύρματος • συρμάτων •
accusative σύρμα • σύρματα •
vocative σύρμα • σύρματα •

Derived terms
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