γραμματική

See also: γραμματικῇ

Ancient Greek

FWOTD – 27 April 2016

Etymology

As an animate noun, a feminisation of γραμματικός (grammatikós, teacher of the rudiments, grammarian) and as an inanimate noun, an ellipsis of γραμματικὴ τέχνη (grammatikḕ tékhnē, grammatical art, grammar).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

γρᾰμμᾰτῐκή • (grammatikḗ) f (genitive γρᾰμμᾰτῐκῆς); first declension

  1. animate senses:
    1. a female teacher of the rudiments
    2. a woman who occupies herself with literary texts, a female grammarian or critic
  2. inanimate senses:
    1. grammar
    2. the faculty of scholarship
    3. alphabet, script, writing

Declension

Descendants

  • Greek: γραμματική (grammatikí)

References

Adjective

γρᾰμμᾰτῐκή • (grammatikḗ)

  1. nominative singular feminine of γρᾰμμᾰτῐκός (grammatikós)
  2. vocative singular feminine of γρᾰμμᾰτῐκός (grammatikós)

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γρᾰμμᾰτῐκή (grammatikḗ, grammar).

Noun

γραμματική • (grammatikí) f (uncountable)

  1. grammar

Declension

Adjective

γραμματική • (grammatikí)

  1. Nominative, accusative and vocative feminine singular form of γραμματικός (grammatikós).

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