ἄργματα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἄρχ(ω) (árkh(ō), “I begin”) + suffix -μα (-ma) in the plural -ματα with *ἀρχ-μα > *ἀργ-μα, of which this form is the plural.

*ἄρχματα (*árkhmata) is found in ἀπάρχματα θεοῖς (apárkhmata theoîs, “sacrifices for the gods”) at Hesychius.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἄργμᾰτα • (árgmăta) n (genitive ᾰ̓ργμᾰ́των); third declension

  1. (plural only) firstlings at a feast or sacrifices

Inflection

Third declension of τᾰ̀ ᾰ̓́ργμᾰτᾰ; τῶν ᾰ̓ργμᾰ́των (Attic)
Case / # Plural
Nominative τᾰ̀ ᾰ̓́ργμᾰτᾰ
tằ ắrgmătă
Genitive τῶν ᾰ̓ργμᾰ́των
tôn ărgmắtōn
Dative τοῖς ᾰ̓́ργμᾰσῐ / ᾰ̓́ργμᾰσῐν
toîs ắrgmăsĭ(n)
Accusative τᾰ̀ ᾰ̓́ργμᾰτᾰ
tằ ắrgmătă
Vocative ᾰ̓́ργμᾰτᾰ
ắrgmătă
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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