According to Zosimos of Panopolis it was named from its supposed inventor, Χύμης/Χήμης/Χείμης, but more probably it is from χῠ́μᾰ (khúma) + -είᾱ (-eíā).
χῠμείᾱ • (khumeíā) f (genitive χῠμείᾱς); first declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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| Nominative | ἡ χῠμείᾱ hē khumeíā |
τὼ χῠμείᾱ tṑ khumeíā |
αἱ χῠμεῖαι hai khumeîai | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τῆς χῠμείᾱς tês khumeíās |
τοῖν χῠμείαιν toîn khumeíain |
τῶν χῠμειῶν tôn khumeiôn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῇ χῠμείᾳ têi khumeíāi |
τοῖν χῠμείαιν toîn khumeíain |
ταῖς χῠμείαις taîs khumeíais | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν χῠμείᾱν tḕn khumeíān |
τὼ χῠμείᾱ tṑ khumeíā |
τᾱ̀ς χῠμείᾱς tā̀s khumeíās | ||||||||||
| Vocative | χῠμείᾱ khumeíā |
χῠμείᾱ khumeíā |
χῠμεῖαι khumeîai | ||||||||||
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