κόμμα

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

κόπτω (kóptō) +‎ -μα (-ma)

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κόμμᾰ • (kómma) n (genitive κόμμᾰτος); third declension

  1. a stamp or impression of a coin, coinage
  2. that which is cut off, piece
  3. chaff
  4. (rhetoric) a short clause
  5. a contusion

Inflection

Third declension of τὸ κόμμᾰ; τοῦ κόμμᾰτος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ κόμμᾰ
tò kómma 		τὼ κόμμᾰτε
tṑ kómmate 		τᾰ̀ κόμμᾰτᾰ
tà kómmata
Genitive τοῦ κόμμᾰτος
toû kómmatos 		τοῖν κομμᾰ́τοιν
toîn kommátoin 		τῶν κομμᾰ́των
tôn kommátōn
Dative τῷ κόμμᾰτῐ
tôi kómmati 		τοῖν κομμᾰ́τοιν
toîn kommátoin 		τοῖς κόμμᾰσῐ / κόμμᾰσῐν
toîs kómmasi(n)
Accusative τὸ κόμμᾰ
tò kómma 		τὼ κόμμᾰτε
tṑ kómmate 		τᾰ̀ κόμμᾰτᾰ
tà kómmata
Vocative κόμμᾰ
kómma 		κόμμᾰτε
kómmate 		κόμμᾰτᾰ
kómmata
Notes:

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: κόμμα (kómma)
  • Mariupol Greek: ко́ма (kóma)
  • → Latin: comma

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κόμμα (kómma).

Noun

κόμμα • (kómma) n (plural κόμματα)

  1. (politics) political party
  2. (typography) a typographical symbol: “,”
    1. (grammar) the comma (used as a punctuation mark)
      Synonym: (in early Greek) υποστιγμή (ypostigmí)
    2. (mathematics) the decimal point
      5,3 ― five point three
      €2.500,50 ― two thousand five hundred euros and fifty cents
      Synonym: υποδιαστολή (ypodiastolí)

Declension

declension of κόμμα
case     \     number singular plural
nominative κόμμα • κόμματα •
genitive κόμματος • κομμάτων •
accusative κόμμα • κόμματα •
vocative κόμμα • κόμματα •

Coordinate terms

 .    τελεία •
 ,    κόμμα •
 :    δύο τελείες •
 ·    άνω τελεία •
 ;    ερωτηματικό •
 !    θαυμαστικό •
 « »    εισαγωγικά •
 "     “ ”    εισαγωγικά •
 '     ‘ ’    εισαγωγικά •
 '     ’    απόστροφος •
 ¨    διαλυτικά •
 ΄    τόνος •
 ‐    ενωτικό •
 —    παύλα •
 …    αποσιωπητικά •
  ( )     παρένθεση •
  [ ]     αγκύλη •
  { }     άγκιστρο •
 »  : 〃    ομοιωματικά •
see also: Greek Punctuation and Greek alphabet (Diacritics)

Further reading

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