θῦμα

See also: θύμα

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:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants
  • Greek: θύμα (thýma)

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