σύρμα

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From σύρω (súrō, “to draw, drag, trail”) and the suffix -μα (-ma).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

σύρμᾰ • (súrma) n (genitive σύρμᾰτος); third declension

  1. Anything trailed or dragged
    1. (Koine sense) A theatric robe with a long train
    2. sweepings, refuse, litter
    3. (medicine) An abrasion, a scaly skin disease
  2. A dragging, a trailing motion

Inflection

Third declension of τὸ σῠ́ρμᾰ; τοῦ σῠ́ρμᾰτος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ σῠ́ρμᾰ
tò súrma 		τὼ σῠ́ρμᾰτε
tṑ súrmate 		τᾰ̀ σῠ́ρμᾰτᾰ
tà súrmata
Genitive τοῦ σῠ́ρμᾰτος
toû súrmatos 		τοῖν σῠρμᾰ́τοιν
toîn surmátoin 		τῶν σῠρμᾰ́των
tôn surmátōn
Dative τῷ σῠ́ρμᾰτῐ
tôi súrmati 		τοῖν σῠρμᾰ́τοιν
toîn surmátoin 		τοῖς σῠ́ρμᾰσῐ / σῠ́ρμᾰσῐν
toîs súrmasi(n)
Accusative τὸ σῠ́ρμᾰ
tò súrma 		τὼ σῠ́ρμᾰτε
tṑ súrmate 		τᾰ̀ σῠ́ρμᾰτᾰ
tà súrmata
Vocative σῠ́ρμᾰ
súrma 		σῠ́ρμᾰτε
súrmate 		σῠ́ρμᾰτᾰ
súrmata
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Descendants

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek σύρμα (súrma, “gold or silver thread”), from Koine Greek σύρμα (súrma, “theatric robe with a long train”), from Ancient Greek σύρμα (súrma, “anything trailed or dragged”).[1] From σύρω (súrō, “drag”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsiɾ.ma/
  • Hyphenation: σύρ‧μα

Noun

σύρμα • (sýrma) n (plural σύρματα)

  1. electrical wire or cable
  2. wire (thin flexible metal thread or threads)
  3. scourer, metal mesh scouring pad
  4. whisk, beater
  5. wire netting

Declension

singular plural
nominative σύρμα (sýrma) σύρματα (sýrmata)
genitive σύρματος (sýrmatos) συρμάτων (syrmáton)
accusative σύρμα (sýrma) σύρματα (sýrmata)
vocative σύρμα (sýrma) σύρματα (sýrmata)

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ σύρμα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
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