διάφραγμα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From διαφράσσω (diaphrássō, “to divide, obstruct”) and the suffix -μα (-ma).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

δῐᾰ́φρᾰγμᾰ • (diáphragma) n (genitive δῐᾰφρᾰ́γμᾰτος); third declension

  1. partition or barrier
  2. lock in a canal
  3. (anatomy) diaphragm, midriff
    Synonym: ὑπόζωμᾰ (hupózōma)
  4. septum, the cartilage which divides the nostrils
  5. (anatomy) soft palate
  6. (anatomy) septum pellucidum

Inflection
Third declension of τὸ δῐᾰ́φρᾰγμᾰ; τοῦ δῐᾰφρᾰ́γμᾰτος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ δῐᾰ́φρᾰγμᾰ
tò diáphragma		 τὼ δῐᾰφρᾰ́γμᾰτε
tṑ diaphrágmate		 τᾰ̀ δῐᾰφρᾰ́γμᾰτᾰ
tà diaphrágmata
Genitive τοῦ δῐᾰφρᾰ́γμᾰτος
toû diaphrágmatos		 τοῖν δῐᾰφρᾰγμᾰ́τοιν
toîn diaphragmátoin		 τῶν δῐᾰφρᾰγμᾰ́των
tôn diaphragmátōn
Dative τῷ δῐᾰφρᾰ́γμᾰτῐ
tôi diaphrágmati		 τοῖν δῐᾰφρᾰγμᾰ́τοιν
toîn diaphragmátoin		 τοῖς δῐᾰφρᾰ́γμᾰσῐ / δῐᾰφρᾰ́γμᾰσῐν
toîs diaphrágmasi(n)
Accusative τὸ δῐᾰ́φρᾰγμᾰ
tò diáphragma		 τὼ δῐᾰφρᾰ́γμᾰτε
tṑ diaphrágmate		 τᾰ̀ δῐᾰφρᾰ́γμᾰτᾰ
tà diaphrágmata
Vocative δῐᾰ́φρᾰγμᾰ
diáphragma		 δῐᾰφρᾰ́γμᾰτε
diaphrágmate		 δῐᾰφρᾰ́γμᾰτᾰ
diaphrágmata
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants
  • Greek: διάφραγμα (diáfragma)
  • → Latin: diaphragma

Further reading
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