δίπλωμα

Ancient Greek

From δῐπλόω (dĭplóō, “I double”) +‎ -μᾰ (-mă, result noun suffix).

δῐ́πλωμᾰ • (dĭ́plōmă) n (genitive δῐπλώμᾰτος); third declension

something double
1. the parallel streams of the Milky Way
2. the fetal position
folded paper
1. letter of recommendation, passport, order enabling a traveller to use the public post, receipt of payment of fees or taxes
2. duplicate, counterpart
double pot, for boiling unguents

Third declension of τὸ δῐ́πλωμᾰ; τοῦ δῐπλώμᾰτος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ δῐ́πλωμᾰ tò dĭ́plōmă	τὼ δῐπλώμᾰτε tṑ dĭplṓmăte	τᾰ̀ δῐπλώμᾰτᾰ tằ dĭplṓmătă
Genitive	τοῦ δῐπλώμᾰτος toû dĭplṓmătos	τοῖν δῐπλωμᾰ́τοιν toîn dĭplōmắtoin	τῶν δῐπλωμᾰ́των tôn dĭplōmắtōn
Dative	τῷ δῐπλώμᾰτῐ tōî dĭplṓmătĭ	τοῖν δῐπλωμᾰ́τοιν toîn dĭplōmắtoin	τοῖς δῐπλώμᾰσῐ / δῐπλώμᾰσῐν toîs dĭplṓmăsĭ(n)
Accusative	τὸ δῐ́πλωμᾰ tò dĭ́plōmă	τὼ δῐπλώμᾰτε tṑ dĭplṓmăte	τᾰ̀ δῐπλώμᾰτᾰ tằ dĭplṓmătă
Vocative	δῐ́πλωμᾰ dĭ́plōmă	δῐπλώμᾰτε dĭplṓmăte	δῐπλώμᾰτᾰ dĭplṓmătă
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

“δίπλωμα”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“δίπλωμα”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
δίπλωμα in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
δίπλωμα in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
δίπλωμα in Trapp, Erich, et al. (1994–2007) Lexikon zur byzantinischen Gräzität besonders des 9.-12. Jahrhunderts [the Lexicon of Byzantine Hellenism, Particularly the 9th–12th Centuries], Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

From Ancient Greek δίπλωμα (díplōma), equivalent to διπλώνω (diplóno, “to fold”) +‎ -μα (-ma).

δίπλωμα • (díploma) n (plural διπλώματα)