himation

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English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἱμάτιον (himátion), diminutive of ἷμα (hîma), a variant form of εἷμα (heîma, “garment”).

Noun

himation (plural himatia or himations)

  1. (historical) A rectangular cloak of linen or wool, worn in Ancient Greece, usually over a chiton.
    • 2002, chapter I, in Nikolaos Kaltsas, editor, Sculpture in the National Archaeological Museum, Athens‎, page 156:
      She wears a chiton and himation, using both hands to hold the edge of the latter, in which she has gathered apples.

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Finnish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἱμάτιον (himátion).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhimɑtion/,
  • Rhymes: -ion
  • Hyphenation(key): hi‧ma‧ti‧on

Noun

himation

  1. himation

Declension

Inflection of himation (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative himation himationit
genitive himationin himationien
partitive himationia himationeja
illative himationiin himationeihin
singular plural
nominative himation himationit
accusative nom. himation himationit
gen. himationin
genitive himationin himationien
partitive himationia himationeja
inessive himationissa himationeissa
elative himationista himationeista
illative himationiin himationeihin
adessive himationilla himationeilla
ablative himationilta himationeilta
allative himationille himationeille
essive himationina himationeina
translative himationiksi himationeiksi
abessive himationitta himationeitta
instructive — himationein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of himation (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative himationini himationini
accusative nom. himationini himationini
gen. himationini
genitive himationini himationieni
partitive himationiani himationejani
inessive himationissani himationeissani
elative himationistani himationeistani
illative himationiini himationeihini
adessive himationillani himationeillani
ablative himationiltani himationeiltani
allative himationilleni himationeilleni
essive himationinani himationeinani
translative himationikseni himationeikseni
abessive himationittani himationeittani
instructive — —
comitative — himationeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative himationisi himationisi
accusative nom. himationisi himationisi
gen. himationisi
genitive himationisi himationiesi
partitive himationiasi himationejasi
inessive himationissasi himationeissasi
elative himationistasi himationeistasi
illative himationiisi himationeihisi
adessive himationillasi himationeillasi
ablative himationiltasi himationeiltasi
allative himationillesi himationeillesi
essive himationinasi himationeinasi
translative himationiksesi himationeiksesi
abessive himationittasi himationeittasi
instructive — —
comitative — himationeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative himationimme himationimme
accusative nom. himationimme himationimme
gen. himationimme
genitive himationimme himationiemme
partitive himationiamme himationejamme
inessive himationissamme himationeissamme
elative himationistamme himationeistamme
illative himationiimme himationeihimme
adessive himationillamme himationeillamme
ablative himationiltamme himationeiltamme
allative himationillemme himationeillemme
essive himationinamme himationeinamme
translative himationiksemme himationeiksemme
abessive himationittamme himationeittamme
instructive — —
comitative — himationeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative himationinne himationinne
accusative nom. himationinne himationinne
gen. himationinne
genitive himationinne himationienne
partitive himationianne himationejanne
inessive himationissanne himationeissanne
elative himationistanne himationeistanne
illative himationiinne himationeihinne
adessive himationillanne himationeillanne
ablative himationiltanne himationeiltanne
allative himationillenne himationeillenne
essive himationinanne himationeinanne
translative himationiksenne himationeiksenne
abessive himationittanne himationeittanne
instructive — —
comitative — himationeinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative himationinsa himationinsa
accusative nom. himationinsa himationinsa
gen. himationinsa
genitive himationinsa himationiensa
partitive himationiaan
himationiansa 		himationejaan
himationejansa
inessive himationissaan
himationissansa 		himationeissaan
himationeissansa
elative himationistaan
himationistansa 		himationeistaan
himationeistansa
illative himationiinsa himationeihinsa
adessive himationillaan
himationillansa 		himationeillaan
himationeillansa
ablative himationiltaan
himationiltansa 		himationeiltaan
himationeiltansa
allative himationilleen
himationillensa 		himationeilleen
himationeillensa
essive himationinaan
himationinansa 		himationeinaan
himationeinansa
translative himationikseen
himationiksensa 		himationeikseen
himationeiksensa
abessive himationittaan
himationittansa 		himationeittaan
himationeittansa
instructive — —
comitative — himationeineen
himationeinensa

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Pronunciation

Noun

himation m (plural himations)

  1. himation

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