ἔχμα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἔχω (ékhō, “to hold”) and the suffix -μα (-ma).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

ἔχμᾰ • (ékhma) n (genitive ἔχμᾰτος); third declension

  1. hindrance, impediment
  2. bulwark
  3. holdfast, stay, prop, buttress

Inflection
Third declension of τὸ ἔχμᾰ; τοῦ ἔχμᾰτος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ ἔχμᾰ
tò ékhma		 τὼ ἔχμᾰτε
tṑ ékhmate		 τᾰ̀ ἔχμᾰτᾰ
tà ékhmata
Genitive τοῦ ἔχμᾰτος
toû ékhmatos		 τοῖν ἐχμᾰ́τοιν
toîn ekhmátoin		 τῶν ἐχμᾰ́των
tôn ekhmátōn
Dative τῷ ἔχμᾰτῐ
tôi ékhmati		 τοῖν ἐχμᾰ́τοιν
toîn ekhmátoin		 τοῖς ἔχμᾰσῐ / ἔχμᾰσῐν
toîs ékhmasi(n)
Accusative τὸ ἔχμᾰ
tò ékhma		 τὼ ἔχμᾰτε
tṑ ékhmate		 τᾰ̀ ἔχμᾰτᾰ
tà ékhmata
Vocative ἔχμᾰ
ékhma		 ἔχμᾰτε
ékhmate		 ἔχμᾰτᾰ
ékhmata
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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