καῦμα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From καίω (kaíō, “burn”) +‎ -μα (-ma).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

καῦμᾰ • (kaûmă) n (genitive καύμᾰτος); third declension

  1. burning, glow, heat (especially of the sun)
  2. fever
  3. (in the plural) holes cut by cautery
  4. brand (mark of ownership made by burning)
  5. (figuratively) love

Inflection

Third declension of τὸ καῦμᾰ; τοῦ καύμᾰτος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ καῦμᾰ
tò kaûmă 		τὼ καύμᾰτε
tṑ kaúmăte 		τᾰ̀ καύμᾰτᾰ
tằ kaúmătă
Genitive τοῦ καύμᾰτος
toû kaúmătos 		τοῖν καυμᾰ́τοιν
toîn kaumắtoin 		τῶν καυμᾰ́των
tôn kaumắtōn
Dative τῷ καύμᾰτῐ
tōî kaúmătĭ 		τοῖν καυμᾰ́τοιν
toîn kaumắtoin 		τοῖς καύμᾰσῐ / καύμᾰσῐν
toîs kaúmăsĭ(n)
Accusative τὸ καῦμᾰ
tò kaûmă 		τὼ καύμᾰτε
tṑ kaúmăte 		τᾰ̀ καύμᾰτᾰ
tằ kaúmătă
Vocative καῦμᾰ
kaûmă 		καύμᾰτε
kaúmăte 		καύμᾰτᾰ
kaúmătă
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • Latin: cauma, caumō
  • Greek: καύμα (kávma)

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