μείλιγμα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From μειλῐ́σσω (meilĭ́ssō, “to make mild, soothe”) +‎ -μᾰ (-mă).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

μείλῐγμᾰ • (meílĭgmă) n (genitive μειλῐ́γμᾰτος); third declension

  1. that which soothes
  2. (in the plural) propitiatory offerings to the dead
  3. darling, fondling
  4. soothing song

Inflection

Third declension of τὸ μείλῐγμᾰ; τοῦ μειλῐ́γμᾰτος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ μείλῐγμᾰ
tò meílĭgmă 		τὼ μειλῐ́γμᾰτε
tṑ meilĭ́gmăte 		τᾰ̀ μειλῐ́γμᾰτᾰ
tằ meilĭ́gmătă
Genitive τοῦ μειλῐ́γμᾰτος
toû meilĭ́gmătos 		τοῖν μειλῐγμᾰ́τοιν
toîn meilĭgmắtoin 		τῶν μειλῐγμᾰ́των
tôn meilĭgmắtōn
Dative τῷ μειλῐ́γμᾰτῐ
tōî meilĭ́gmătĭ 		τοῖν μειλῐγμᾰ́τοιν
toîn meilĭgmắtoin 		τοῖς μειλῐ́γμᾰσῐ / μειλῐ́γμᾰσῐν
toîs meilĭ́gmăsĭ(n)
Accusative τὸ μείλῐγμᾰ
tò meílĭgmă 		τὼ μειλῐ́γμᾰτε
tṑ meilĭ́gmăte 		τᾰ̀ μειλῐ́γμᾰτᾰ
tằ meilĭ́gmătă
Vocative μείλῐγμᾰ
meílĭgmă 		μειλῐ́γμᾰτε
meilĭ́gmăte 		μειλῐ́γμᾰτᾰ
meilĭ́gmătă
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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