-μα

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

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥, with -ματ- ‎(-mat-) possibly coming from *-mn̥t- (seen in Latin -mentum).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA: /ma/ → /ma/ → /ma/

• 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) ‎(genitive -μᾰτος) n, third declension

1. Added to verbal stems to form neuter nouns denoting the result of an action, a particular instance of an action, or the object of an action

   γράφω ‎(gráphō, “write”) → γράμμα ‎(grámma, “that which is written”)

   σχίζω ‎(skhízō, “divide”) → σχίσμα ‎(skhísma, “that which is divided”)

   ἀθλέω ‎(athléō, “compete”) → ἄθλημα ‎(áthlēma, “a contest”)

Usage notes

Resulting nouns always have recessive accent.

Inflection

Third declension of -μᾰ; -μᾰτος

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	-μᾰ	-μᾰτε	-μᾰτᾰ
Genitive	-μᾰτος	-μᾰ́τοιν	-μᾰ́των
Dative	-μᾰτῐ	-μᾰ́τοιν	-μᾰσῐ
Accusative	-μᾰ	-μᾰτε	-μᾰτᾰ
Vocative	-μᾰ	-μᾰτε	-μᾰτᾰ
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

► Ancient Greek words suffixed with -μα

References

• Smyth, Herbert Weir (1920), “Part III: Formation of Words”, in A Greek grammar for colleges, Cambridge: American Book Company, § 861
• Andrew L. Sihler (1995) New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin, New York, Oxford, Oxford University Press

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Greek

Etymology

Inherited from the Ancient Greek -μα ‎(-ma).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ma/

Suffix

-μα • ‎(-ma) n

1. added to a verb form to create gerund and action nouns:

   καπνίζω ("to smoke")     κάπνισμα ("smoking")

   ζεσταίνω ("to heat up")     ζέσταμα ("warming up")

   τελειώνω ("to end")     τελείωμα ("ending")

   ανοίγω ("to open")     άνοιγμα ("opening")

Declension

declension of -μα

	singular	plural
nominative	-μα	-ματα
genitive	-ματος	-μάτων
accusative	-μα	-ματα
vocative	-μα	-ματα

Synonyms

• -ιμο n ‎(-imo)

Derived terms

• Category:Greek words suffixed with -μα