εἷμα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *wéhmə, from Proto-Indo-European *wésmn̥ (compare Sanskrit वस्मन् (vásman)), from Proto-Indo-European *wes- (“to wear”), whence ἕννῡμῐ (hénnūmĭ).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

εἷμα • (heîma) n (genitive εἵματος); third declension

  1. a garment, article of clothing
  2. (in the plural) clothing, clothes
  3. a rug, carpet

Declension

Third declension of τὸ εἷμᾰ; τοῦ εἵμᾰτος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ εἷμᾰ
tò heîmă 		τὼ εἵμᾰτε
tṑ heímăte 		τᾰ̀ εἵμᾰτᾰ
tằ heímătă
Genitive τοῦ εἵμᾰτος
toû heímătos 		τοῖν εἱμᾰ́τοιν
toîn heimắtoin 		τῶν εἱμᾰ́των
tôn heimắtōn
Dative τῷ εἵμᾰτῐ
tōî heímătĭ 		τοῖν εἱμᾰ́τοιν
toîn heimắtoin 		τοῖς εἵμᾰσῐ / εἵμᾰσῐν
toîs heímăsĭ(n)
Accusative τὸ εἷμᾰ
tò heîmă 		τὼ εἵμᾰτε
tṑ heímăte 		τᾰ̀ εἵμᾰτᾰ
tằ heímătă
Vocative εἷμᾰ
heîmă 		εἵμᾰτε
heímăte 		εἵμᾰτᾰ
heímătă
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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