γαράμας

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Γαράμαντες (Garámantes), because they exported the guinea fowl to the Greeks.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɡa.rá.maːs/ → /ɣaˈra.mas/ → /ɣaˈra.mas/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɡa.rá.maːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɡaˈra.mas/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ɣaˈra.mas/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ɣaˈra.mas/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ɣaˈra.mas/

Noun

γᾰρᾰ́μᾱς • (garámās) m (genitive γᾰρᾰ́μᾰντος); third declension

1. guinea fowl (Numida meleagris)

   Synonym: μελεαγρίς (meleagrís)

Declension

Third declension of ὁ γᾰρᾰ́μᾱς; τοῦ γᾰρᾰ́μᾰντος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ γᾰρᾰ́μᾱς ho garámās	τὼ γᾰρᾰ́μᾰντε tṑ garámante	οἱ γᾰρᾰ́μᾰντες hoi garámantes
Genitive	τοῦ γᾰρᾰ́μᾰντος toû garámantos	τοῖν γᾰρᾰμᾰ́ντοιν toîn garamántoin	τῶν γᾰρᾰμᾰ́ντων tôn garamántōn
Dative	τῷ γᾰρᾰ́μᾰντῐ tôi garámanti	τοῖν γᾰρᾰμᾰ́ντοιν toîn garamántoin	τοῖς γᾰρᾰ́μᾱσῐ / γᾰρᾰ́μᾱσῐν toîs garámāsi(n)
Accusative	τὸν γᾰρᾰ́μᾰντᾰ tòn garámanta	τὼ γᾰρᾰ́μᾰντε tṑ garámante	τοὺς γᾰρᾰ́μᾰντᾰς toùs garámantas
Vocative	γᾰρᾰ́μᾰν garáman	γᾰρᾰ́μᾰντε garámante	γᾰρᾰ́μᾰντες garámantes
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

• γαράμας in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)