κατάλυμα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From καταλύω (katalúō, stay over night) +‎ -μα (-ma, a suffix forming neuter nouns denoting the effect or result of an action a particular instance of an action, or the object of an action)

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κᾰτάλῠμᾰ • (kătálŭmăn (genitive κᾰτᾰλύμᾰτος); third declension

  1. lodging, billet, provision of quarters
  2. (Koine) guestchamber
  3. (Byzantine) ruin

Declension

Quotations

  • 50 CE – 100 CE, The Gospel of Luke 2:7:
    καὶ ἔτεκε τὸν υἱὸν αὐτῆς τὸν πρωτότοκον, καὶ ἐσπαργάνωσεν αὐτόν, καὶ ἀνέκλινεν αὐτὸν ἐν τῇ φάτνῃ, διότι οὐκ ἦν αὐτοῖς τόπος ἐν τῷ καταλύματι.
    kaì éteke tòn huiòn autês tòn prōtótokon, kaì espargánōsen autón, kaì anéklinen autòn en tēî phátnēi, dióti ouk ên autoîs tópos en tōî katalúmati.
    • Translation by KJV
      And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.
  • 50 CE – 100 CE, The Gospel of Luke 22:11:
    καὶ ἐρεῖτε τῷ οἰκοδεσπότῃ τῆς οἰκίας, Λέγει σοι ὁ διδάσκαλος, Ποῦ ἐστι τὸ κατάλυμα, ὅπου τὸ πάσχα μετὰ τῶν μαθητῶν μου φάγω;
    kaì ereîte tōî oikodespótēi tês oikías, Légei soi ho didáskalos, Poû esti tò katáluma, hópou tò páskha metà tôn mathētôn mou phágō?
    • Translation by KJV
      And ye shall say unto the goodman of the house, The Master saith unto thee, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples?

Descendants

  • Greek: κατάλυμα (katályma) (learned)

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Koine Greek κατάλυμα (katáluma).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈta.li.ma/
  • Hyphenation: κα‧τά‧λυ‧μα

Noun

κατάλυμα • (katályman (plural καταλύματα)

  1. accommodation, lodging

Declension

Declension of κατάλυμα
singular plural
nominative κατάλυμα (katályma) καταλύματα (katalýmata)
genitive καταλύματος (katalýmatos) καταλυμάτων (katalymáton)
accusative κατάλυμα (katályma) καταλύματα (katalýmata)
vocative κατάλυμα (katályma) καταλύματα (katalýmata)

References

  1. ^ κατάλυμα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language