ἅμμα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἅπτω (háptō, “to fasten”) +‎ -μα (-ma).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἅμμα • (hámma) n (genitive ἅμματος); third declension

  1. Anything tied or made to tie
    1. A knot
    2. A noose, a halter
    3. The link of a chain
    4. (in the plural) The clinches in wrestling
    5. A measure of length

Inflection

Third declension of τὸ ἅμμα; τοῦ ἅμματος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ ἅμμα
tò hámma 		τὼ ἅμματε
tṑ hámmate 		τᾰ̀ ἅμματᾰ
tằ hámmată
Genitive τοῦ ἅμματος
toû hámmatos 		τοῖν ἁμμάτοιν
toîn hammátoin 		τῶν ἁμμάτων
tôn hammátōn
Dative τῷ ἅμματῐ
tōî hámmatĭ 		τοῖν ἁμμάτοιν
toîn hammátoin 		τοῖς ἅμμασῐ / ἅμμασῐν
toîs hámmasĭ(n)
Accusative τὸ ἅμμα
tò hámma 		τὼ ἅμματε
tṑ hámmate 		τᾰ̀ ἅμματᾰ
tằ hámmată
Vocative ἅμμα
hámma 		ἅμματε
hámmate 		ἅμματᾰ
hámmată
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

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