κίνημα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From κινέω (kinéō) +‎ -μα (-ma).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /kǐː.nɛː.ma/ → /ˈci.ni.ma/ → /ˈci.ni.ma/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /kǐː.nɛː.ma/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈki.ne̝.ma/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈci.ni.ma/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈci.ni.ma/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈci.ni.ma/

Noun

κῑ́νημᾰ • (kī́nēma) n (genitive κῑνήμᾰτος); third declension

1. movement

Inflection

Third declension of τὸ κῑ́νημᾰ; τοῦ κῑνήμᾰτος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ κῑ́νημᾰ tò kī́nēma	τὼ κῑνήμᾰτε tṑ kīnḗmate	τᾰ̀ κῑνήμᾰτᾰ tà kīnḗmata
Genitive	τοῦ κῑνήμᾰτος toû kīnḗmatos	τοῖν κῑνημᾰ́τοιν toîn kīnēmátoin	τῶν κῑνημᾰ́των tôn kīnēmátōn
Dative	τῷ κῑνήμᾰτῐ tôi kīnḗmati	τοῖν κῑνημᾰ́τοιν toîn kīnēmátoin	τοῖς κῑνήμᾰσῐ / κῑνήμᾰσῐν toîs kīnḗmasi(n)
Accusative	τὸ κῑ́νημᾰ tò kī́nēma	τὼ κῑνήμᾰτε tṑ kīnḗmate	τᾰ̀ κῑνήμᾰτᾰ tà kīnḗmata
Vocative	κῑ́νημᾰ kī́nēma	κῑνήμᾰτε kīnḗmate	κῑνήμᾰτᾰ kīnḗmata
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “κίνημα”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “κίνημα”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers

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Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κίνημα (kínēma). Doublet of σινεμά (sinemá), a reborrowing from French.

Noun

κίνημα • (kínima) n (plural κινήματα)

1. movement (grouping working towards a common aim)

   το συνδικαλιστικό κίνημα (the trades union movement)

2. mutiny, conspiracy, coup (group intent on radical social change)

Declension

Declension of κίνημα

	singular	plural
nominative	κίνημα •	κινήματα •
genitive	κινήματος •	κινημάτων •
accusative	κίνημα •	κινήματα •
vocative	κίνημα •	κινήματα •

Related terms

• Πανελλήνιο Σοσιαλιστικό Κίνημα n (Panellínio Sosialistikó Kínima, “Panhellenic Socialist Movement”)
• ΠΑ.ΣΟ.Κ n (PA.SO.K, “PASOK”)

• and see: κινώ (kinó, “to move”)