πρᾶγμα

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From πρᾱ́σσω (prā́ssō, I do, practice) +‎ -μᾰ (-ma, result noun suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πρᾶγμᾰ (prâgman (genitive πρᾱ́γμᾰτος); third declension

  1. deed, act, fact
  2. occurrence, matter, affair
  3. thing, concrete reality
  4. thing, creature
  5. thing of consequence or importance
  6. (in the plural) circumstances, affairs
  7. (in the plural, in bad sense) trouble, annoyance

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: pragma
  • Greek: πράγμα (prágma), πράμα (práma)
  • Mariupol Greek: пра́ма (práma)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “πρᾱ́σσω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1229-30

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