θαῦμα

See also: θαύμα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

θώϋμᾰ (thṓüma), θῶμᾰ (thôma) — Ionic

Etymology

Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₂u- (whence θεάομαι (theáomai), θῆβος (thêbos), θήγεια (thḗgeia)), extension of *dʰeh₂-, whence with other extensions are θάμβος (thámbos) (< *dʰh₂n̥bʰos), τάφος (táphos) (< *dʰh₂bʰos), θώψ (thṓps) (< *dʰoh₂ps), τέθηπα (téthēpa) (< *dʰedʰeh₂pm̥).

Beekes speculates these as Pre-Greek.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /tʰâu̯.ma/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈtʰaw.ma/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈθaβ.ma/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈθav.ma/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈθav.ma/

Noun

θαῦμᾰ • (thaûma) n (genitive θαύμᾰτος); third declension

a wonder, marvel, something strange
1. (in the plural) jugglers' tricks
the feeling of wonder, astonishment

Declension

Third declension of τὸ θαῦμᾰ; τοῦ θαύμᾰτος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ θαῦμᾰ tò thaûma	τὼ θαύμᾰτε tṑ thaúmate	τᾰ̀ θαύμᾰτᾰ tà thaúmata
Genitive	τοῦ θαύμᾰτος toû thaúmatos	τοῖν θαυμᾰ́τοιν toîn thaumátoin	τῶν θαυμᾰ́των tôn thaumátōn
Dative	τῷ θαύμᾰτῐ tôi thaúmati	τοῖν θαυμᾰ́τοιν toîn thaumátoin	τοῖς θαύμᾰσῐ / θαύμᾰσῐν toîs thaúmasi(n)
Accusative	τὸ θαῦμᾰ tò thaûma	τὼ θαύμᾰτε tṑ thaúmate	τᾰ̀ θαύμᾰτᾰ tà thaúmata
Vocative	θαῦμᾰ thaûma	θαύμᾰτε thaúmate	θαύμᾰτᾰ thaúmata
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

θαυμαίνω (thaumaínō)
θαυμάσιος (thaumásios)
θαυματοποιός (thaumatopoiós)
θαυματός (thaumatós)
θαυμάζω (thaumázō)
θαυμᾰτουργός (thaumatourgós)

Descendants

Greek: θαύμα (thávma)