φράγμα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From φράσσω (phrássō, “I fence”) and the suffix -μα (-ma).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

φράγμᾰ • (phrágmă) n (genitive φράγμᾰτος); third declension

  1. A fence, a screen, a breastwork
    1. Any means of defence, a protection
    2. A boom placed in a harbour
    3. A contrivance for catching fish

Inflection

Third declension of τὸ φρᾰ́γμᾰ; τοῦ φρᾰ́γμᾰτος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ φρᾰ́γμᾰ
tò phrắgmă 		τὼ φρᾰ́γμᾰτε
tṑ phrắgmăte 		τᾰ̀ φρᾰ́γμᾰτᾰ
tằ phrắgmătă
Genitive τοῦ φρᾰ́γμᾰτος
toû phrắgmătos 		τοῖν φρᾰγμᾰ́τοιν
toîn phrăgmắtoin 		τῶν φρᾰγμᾰ́των
tôn phrăgmắtōn
Dative τῷ φρᾰ́γμᾰτῐ
tōî phrắgmătĭ 		τοῖν φρᾰγμᾰ́τοιν
toîn phrăgmắtoin 		τοῖς φρᾰ́γμᾰσῐ / φρᾰ́γμᾰσῐν
toîs phrắgmăsĭ(n)
Accusative τὸ φρᾰ́γμᾰ
tò phrắgmă 		τὼ φρᾰ́γμᾰτε
tṑ phrắgmăte 		τᾰ̀ φρᾰ́γμᾰτᾰ
tằ phrắgmătă
Vocative φρᾰ́γμᾰ
phrắgmă 		φρᾰ́γμᾰτε
phrắgmăte 		φρᾰ́γμᾰτᾰ
phrắgmătă
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • English: phragma

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

Ancient Greek φράγμα (phrágma), from the verb φράσσω (phrássō).

Noun

φράγμα • (frágma) n (plural φράγματα)

  1. barrier
  2. dam, barrage

Declension

Declension of φράγμα
singular plural
nominative φράγμα (frágma) φράγματα (frágmata)
genitive φράγματος (frágmatos) φραγμάτων (fragmáton)
accusative φράγμα (frágma) φράγματα (frágmata)
vocative φράγμα (frágma) φράγματα (frágmata)

Further reading

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