φῆμα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *pʰāmə, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-mn̥. By surface analysis, φημί (phēmí) +‎ -μα (-ma).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

φῆμᾰ • (phêma) n (genitive φήμᾰτος); third declension

  1. that which is said, word (a gloss by Hesychius)

Inflection
Third declension of τὸ φῆμᾰ; τοῦ φήμᾰτος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ φῆμᾰ
tò phêma		 τὼ φήμᾰτε
tṑ phḗmate		 τᾰ̀ φήμᾰτᾰ
tà phḗmata
Genitive τοῦ φήμᾰτος
toû phḗmatos		 τοῖν φημᾰ́τοιν
toîn phēmátoin		 τῶν φημᾰ́των
tôn phēmátōn
Dative τῷ φήμᾰτῐ
tôi phḗmati		 τοῖν φημᾰ́τοιν
toîn phēmátoin		 τοῖς φήμᾰσῐ / φήμᾰσῐν
toîs phḗmasi(n)
Accusative τὸ φῆμᾰ
tò phêma		 τὼ φήμᾰτε
tṑ phḗmate		 τᾰ̀ φήμᾰτᾰ
tà phḗmata
Vocative φῆμᾰ
phêma		 φήμᾰτε
phḗmate		 φήμᾰτᾰ
phḗmata
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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