ἡθμός

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ἤθω (ḗthō, “to strain, sift”) +‎ -μός (-mós, nominal suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἡθμός • (hēthmós) m (genitive ἡθμοῦ); second declension

  1. strainer, colander, especially wine strainer
    Synonym: ῡ̔λῐστήρ (hūlistḗr)
  2. wicker basket
  3. sluice, weir, dam
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Inflection

Second declension of ὁ ἡθμός; τοῦ ἡθμοῦ (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ ἡθμός
ho hēthmós 		τὼ ἡθμώ
tṑ hēthmṓ 		οἱ ἡθμοί
hoi hēthmoí
Genitive τοῦ ἡθμοῦ
toû hēthmoû 		τοῖν ἡθμοῖν
toîn hēthmoîn 		τῶν ἡθμῶν
tôn hēthmôn
Dative τῷ ἡθμῷ
tôi hēthmôi 		τοῖν ἡθμοῖν
toîn hēthmoîn 		τοῖς ἡθμοῖς
toîs hēthmoîs
Accusative τὸν ἡθμόν
tòn hēthmón 		τὼ ἡθμώ
tṑ hēthmṓ 		τοὺς ἡθμούς
toùs hēthmoús
Vocative ἡθμέ
hēthmé 		ἡθμώ
hēthmṓ 		ἡθμοί
hēthmoí
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