ἐρώτημα

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

ἐρωτᾰ́ω (erōtắō, “ask”) +‎ -μᾰ (-mă, nominal suffix)

Noun

ἐρώτημᾰ • (erṓtēmă) n (genitive ἐρωτήμᾰτος); third declension

  1. question, something asked, or specifically:
    1. (philosophy) a question inviting a determined conclusion, a leading question
    2. (philosophy, Stoicism) a yes-no question

Declension

Third declension of τὸ ἐρώτημᾰ; τοῦ ἐρωτήμᾰτος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ ἐρώτημᾰ
tò erṓtēmă 		τὼ ἐρωτήμᾰτε
tṑ erōtḗmăte 		τᾰ̀ ἐρωτήμᾰτᾰ
tằ erōtḗmătă
Genitive τοῦ ἐρωτήμᾰτος
toû erōtḗmătos 		τοῖν ἐρωτημᾰ́τοιν
toîn erōtēmắtoin 		τῶν ἐρωτημᾰ́των
tôn erōtēmắtōn
Dative τῷ ἐρωτήμᾰτῐ
tôi erōtḗmătĭ 		τοῖν ἐρωτημᾰ́τοιν
toîn erōtēmắtoin 		τοῖς ἐρωτήμᾰσῐ / ἐρωτήμᾰσῐν
toîs erōtḗmăsĭ(n)
Accusative τὸ ἐρώτημᾰ
tò erṓtēmă 		τὼ ἐρωτήμᾰτε
tṑ erōtḗmăte 		τᾰ̀ ἐρωτήμᾰτᾰ
tằ erōtḗmătă
Vocative ἐρώτημᾰ
erṓtēmă 		ἐρωτήμᾰτε
erōtḗmăte 		ἐρωτήμᾰτᾰ
erōtḗmătă
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Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: ερώτημα (erótima)
  • → Late Latin: erōtēma

References

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