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Ancient Greek
Etymology
ζητέω (zētéō) + -μα (-ma).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zdɛ̌ː.tɛː.ma/ → /ˈzi.ti.ma/ → /ˈzi.ti.ma/
Noun
ζήτημᾰ • (zḗtēma) n (genitive ζητήμᾰτος); third declension
- an inquiry, question
- (in the plural) claims, subjects of dispute
Declension
Further reading
- “ζήτημα”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “ζήτημα”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “ζήτημα”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- (no entry for the specified headword) Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- “ζήτημα”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011
Greek
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ζήτημα (zḗtēma).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
ζήτημα • (zítima) n (plural ζητήματα)
- matter, issue
- question, subject, issue
Declension
References