ἀντίσιγμα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

ἀντῐ- (antĭ-) +‎ σῖγμᾰ (sîgmă)

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ᾰ̓ντῐ́σῑγμᾰ • (ăntĭ́sīgmă) n (genitive ᾰ̓ντῐσῑ́γμᾰτος); third declension

  1. sigma reversed (Ͻ, ͻ), as a critical mark
    • 3rd century CE, Diogenes Laertius, Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers 3.66:
      ἀντίσιγμα περιεστιγμένον πρὸς τὰς διττὰς χρήσεις καὶ μεταθέσεις τῶν γραφῶν·
      antísigma periestigménon pròs tàs dittàs khrḗseis kaì metathéseis tôn graphôn;
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 5.247, (scholion)
  2. symbol for [ps]
    • Priscian., Inst. 1.42

Declension

Third declension of τὸ ᾰ̓ντῐ́σῑγμᾰ; τοῦ ᾰ̓ντῐσῑ́γμᾰτος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ ᾰ̓ντῐ́σῑγμᾰ
tò ăntĭ́sīgmă 		τὼ ᾰ̓ντῐσῑ́γμᾰτε
tṑ ăntĭsī́gmăte 		τᾰ̀ ᾰ̓ντῐσῑ́γμᾰτᾰ
tằ ăntĭsī́gmătă
Genitive τοῦ ᾰ̓ντῐσῑ́γμᾰτος
toû ăntĭsī́gmătos 		τοῖν ᾰ̓ντῐσῑγμᾰ́τοιν
toîn ăntĭsīgmắtoin 		τῶν ᾰ̓ντῐσῑγμᾰ́των
tôn ăntĭsīgmắtōn
Dative τῷ ᾰ̓ντῐσῑ́γμᾰτῐ
tōî ăntĭsī́gmătĭ 		τοῖν ᾰ̓ντῐσῑγμᾰ́τοιν
toîn ăntĭsīgmắtoin 		τοῖς ᾰ̓ντῐσῑ́γμᾰσῐ / ᾰ̓ντῐσῑ́γμᾰσῐν
toîs ăntĭsī́gmăsĭ(n)
Accusative τὸ ᾰ̓ντῐ́σῑγμᾰ
tò ăntĭ́sīgmă 		τὼ ᾰ̓ντῐσῑ́γμᾰτε
tṑ ăntĭsī́gmăte 		τᾰ̀ ᾰ̓ντῐσῑ́γμᾰτᾰ
tằ ăntĭsī́gmătă
Vocative ᾰ̓ντῐ́σῑγμᾰ
ăntĭ́sīgmă 		ᾰ̓ντῐσῑ́γμᾰτε
ăntĭsī́gmăte 		ᾰ̓ντῐσῑ́γμᾰτᾰ
ăntĭsī́gmătă
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • → English: antisigma
  • → Portuguese: antissigma

Further reading

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