Quite uncertain. Taken to be a verbal noun to χάσκω (kháskō, “to yawn”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₁y- (“to gape, be wide open”). Compare χηλός (khēlós, “coffer”).
χήμη • (khḗmē) f (genitive χήμης); first declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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| Nominative | ἡ χήμη hē khḗmē |
τὼ χήμᾱ tṑ khḗmā |
αἱ χῆμαι hai khêmai | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τῆς χήμης tês khḗmēs |
τοῖν χήμαιν toîn khḗmain |
τῶν χημῶν tôn khēmôn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῇ χήμῃ têi khḗmēi |
τοῖν χήμαιν toîn khḗmain |
ταῖς χήμαις taîs khḗmais | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν χήμην tḕn khḗmēn |
τὼ χήμᾱ tṑ khḗmā |
τᾱ̀ς χήμᾱς tā̀s khḗmās | ||||||||||
| Vocative | χήμη khḗmē |
χήμᾱ khḗmā |
χῆμαι khêmai | ||||||||||
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