θῦμα

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From θύω (thúō, “to offer, sacrifice”) +‎ -μᾰ (-ma).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

θῦμᾰ • (thûma) n (genitive θύμᾰτος); third declension

  1. victim, sacrifice (especially animals)
    1. (in the plural) animals slaughtered for food
  2. act of sacrifice

Declension

Third declension of τὸ θῦμᾰ; τοῦ θῡ́μᾰτος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ θῦμᾰ
tò thûma 		τὼ θῡ́μᾰτε
tṑ thū́mate 		τᾰ̀ θῡ́μᾰτᾰ
tà thū́mata
Genitive τοῦ θῡ́μᾰτος
toû thū́matos 		τοῖν θῡμᾰ́τοιν
toîn thūmátoin 		τῶν θῡμᾰ́των
tôn thūmátōn
Dative τῷ θῡ́μᾰτῐ
tôi thū́mati 		τοῖν θῡμᾰ́τοιν
toîn thūmátoin 		τοῖς θῡ́μᾰσῐ / θῡ́μᾰσῐν
toîs thū́masi(n)
Accusative τὸ θῦμᾰ
tò thûma 		τὼ θῡ́μᾰτε
tṑ thū́mate 		τᾰ̀ θῡ́μᾰτᾰ
tà thū́mata
Vocative θῦμᾰ
thûma 		θῡ́μᾰτε
thū́mate 		θῡ́μᾰτᾰ
thū́mata
Notes:

Descendants

  • Greek: θύμα (thýma)

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