μέλασμα

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From μελαίνω (melaínō, “to blacken”) and the suffix -μα (-ma).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

μέλασμᾰ • (mélasma) n (genitive μελάσμᾰτος); third declension

  1. A black or livid spot
    1. A black hair dye
    2. The solid ink in a pencil
    3. (in the plural) spots in the moon

Inflection

Third declension of τὸ μέλασμᾰ; τοῦ μελάσμᾰτος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ μέλασμᾰ
tò mélasma 		τὼ μελάσμᾰτε
tṑ melásmate 		τᾰ̀ μελάσμᾰτᾰ
tà melásmata
Genitive τοῦ μελάσμᾰτος
toû melásmatos 		τοῖν μελασμᾰ́τοιν
toîn melasmátoin 		τῶν μελασμᾰ́των
tôn melasmátōn
Dative τῷ μελάσμᾰτῐ
tôi melásmati 		τοῖν μελασμᾰ́τοιν
toîn melasmátoin 		τοῖς μελάσμᾰσῐ / μελάσμᾰσῐν
toîs melásmasi(n)
Accusative τὸ μέλασμᾰ
tò mélasma 		τὼ μελάσμᾰτε
tṑ melásmate 		τᾰ̀ μελάσμᾰτᾰ
tà melásmata
Vocative μέλασμᾰ
mélasma 		μελάσμᾰτε
melásmate 		μελάσμᾰτᾰ
melásmata
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