παραπέτασμα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From παραπετάννυμαι (parapetánnumai, “to be hung before”) +‎ -μα (-ma).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πᾰρᾰπέτᾰσμᾰ • (părăpétăsmă) n (genitive πᾰρᾰπετᾰ́σμᾰτος); third declension

  1. that which is spread before a thing, hanging, curtain
  2. (figuratively) screen, cover
  3. (in the plural) mantlets

Inflection

Third declension of τὸ πᾰρᾰπέτᾰσμᾰ; τοῦ πᾰρᾰπετᾰ́σμᾰτος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ πᾰρᾰπέτᾰσμᾰ
tò părăpétăsmă 		τὼ πᾰρᾰπετᾰ́σμᾰτε
tṑ părăpetắsmăte 		τᾰ̀ πᾰρᾰπετᾰ́σμᾰτᾰ
tằ părăpetắsmătă
Genitive τοῦ πᾰρᾰπετᾰ́σμᾰτος
toû părăpetắsmătos 		τοῖν πᾰρᾰπετᾰσμᾰ́τοιν
toîn părăpetăsmắtoin 		τῶν πᾰρᾰπετᾰσμᾰ́των
tôn părăpetăsmắtōn
Dative τῷ πᾰρᾰπετᾰ́σμᾰτῐ
tōî părăpetắsmătĭ 		τοῖν πᾰρᾰπετᾰσμᾰ́τοιν
toîn părăpetăsmắtoin 		τοῖς πᾰρᾰπετᾰ́σμᾰσῐ / πᾰρᾰπετᾰ́σμᾰσῐν
toîs părăpetắsmăsĭ(n)
Accusative τὸ πᾰρᾰπέτᾰσμᾰ
tò părăpétăsmă 		τὼ πᾰρᾰπετᾰ́σμᾰτε
tṑ părăpetắsmăte 		τᾰ̀ πᾰρᾰπετᾰ́σμᾰτᾰ
tằ părăpetắsmătă
Vocative πᾰρᾰπέτᾰσμᾰ
părăpétăsmă 		πᾰρᾰπετᾰ́σμᾰτε
părăpetắsmăte 		πᾰρᾰπετᾰ́σμᾰτᾰ
părăpetắsmătă
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • Greek: παραπέτασμα (parapétasma)

Further reading

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