-μα

See also: μα and Appendix:Variations of "ma"

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥.

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /-ma/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /-ma/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /-ma/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /-ma/

• (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /-ma/

Suffix

-μᾰ • (-ma)

1. used to form neuter nouns from roots

Example: γράμμα (grámma, “that which is written”) from the Ancient Greek root γραφ- (graph-, “writing, to write”), whence also γράφω (gráphō, “I write”)

Inflection

Third declension of -μᾰ, -μᾰτος

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	-μᾰ	-μᾰτε	-μᾰτᾰ
Genitive	-μᾰτος	-μᾰ́τοιν	-μᾰ́των
Dative	-μᾰτῐ	-μᾰ́τοιν	-μᾰσῐ(ν)
Accusative	-μᾰ	-μᾰτε	-μᾰτᾰ
Vocative	-μᾰ	-μᾰτε	-μᾰτᾰ

Derived terms

► Ancient Greek words suffixed with -μα