βάπτισμα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From βαπτίζω (baptízō, to dip in liquid) + -μα (-ma).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

βάπτισμα • (báptisma) n (genitive βαπτίσματος); third declension

  1. baptism

Inflection

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Coptic: ⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲥⲙⲁ (baptisma)
  • Greek: βάπτισμα (váptisma)
  • Latin: baptisma (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βάπτισμα (báptisma). By surface analysis, βαπτίζω (vaptízo, to baptise) + -μα (-ma).

Noun

βάπτισμα • (váptisma) n (plural βαπτίσματα)

  1. (religion) baptism, christening (the sacrament)

Declension

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Further reading

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