ἔχμα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἔχω (ékhō, “to hold”) and the suffix -μα (-ma).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἔχμᾰ • (ékhmă) n (genitive ἔχμᾰτος); third declension

  1. hindrance, impediment
  2. bulwark
  3. holdfast, stay, prop, buttress

Inflection

Third declension of τὸ ἔχμᾰ; τοῦ ἔχμᾰτος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ ἔχμᾰ
tò ékhmă 		τὼ ἔχμᾰτε
tṑ ékhmăte 		τᾰ̀ ἔχμᾰτᾰ
tằ ékhmătă
Genitive τοῦ ἔχμᾰτος
toû ékhmătos 		τοῖν ἐχμᾰ́τοιν
toîn ekhmắtoin 		τῶν ἐχμᾰ́των
tôn ekhmắtōn
Dative τῷ ἔχμᾰτῐ
tōî ékhmătĭ 		τοῖν ἐχμᾰ́τοιν
toîn ekhmắtoin 		τοῖς ἔχμᾰσῐ / ἔχμᾰσῐν
toîs ékhmăsĭ(n)
Accusative τὸ ἔχμᾰ
tò ékhmă 		τὼ ἔχμᾰτε
tṑ ékhmăte 		τᾰ̀ ἔχμᾰτᾰ
tằ ékhmătă
Vocative ἔχμᾰ
ékhmă 		ἔχμᾰτε
ékhmăte 		ἔχμᾰτᾰ
ékhmătă
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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