σχίσμα

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From σχίζω (skhízō, I split) and the suffix -μα (-ma).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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σχῐ́σμᾰ (skhísman (genitive σχῐ́σμᾰτος); third declension

  1. That which is divided: division, rent, split
  2. A division of people based on differing opinions: schism, faction

Inflection

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Descendants

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Further reading

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Greek

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σχίσμα (skhísma) (Hellenisitic sense "division of ecclesiastical unity"), from verb σχίζω (skhízō), stem σχισ- + -μα (-ma).
For sense "division of a group of political party" a semantic loan from French schisme.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsçi.zma/
  • Hyphenation: σχί‧σμα

Noun

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σχίσμα (schísman (plural σχίσματα)

  1. (Christianity) schism
  2. split, rift, division (of a group or political party)

Declension

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and see: σχίζω (schízo) / σκίζω (skízo, tear)

References

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  1. ^ σχίσμα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

Further reading

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