εἷμα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *wéhmə, from Proto-Indo-European *wésmn̥ (compare Sanskrit वस्मन् (vásman)), from Proto-Indo-European *wes- (“to wear”), whence ἕννῡμῐ (hénnūmi).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

εἷμα • (heîma) n (genitive εἵματος); third declension

  1. a garment, article of clothing
  2. (in the plural) clothing, clothes
  3. a rug, carpet

Declension
Third declension of τὸ εἷμᾰ; τοῦ εἵμᾰτος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ εἷμᾰ
tò heîma		 τὼ εἵμᾰτε
tṑ heímate		 τᾰ̀ εἵμᾰτᾰ
tà heímata
Genitive τοῦ εἵμᾰτος
toû heímatos		 τοῖν εἱμᾰ́τοιν
toîn heimátoin		 τῶν εἱμᾰ́των
tôn heimátōn
Dative τῷ εἵμᾰτῐ
tôi heímati		 τοῖν εἱμᾰ́τοιν
toîn heimátoin		 τοῖς εἵμᾰσῐ / εἵμᾰσῐν
toîs heímasi(n)
Accusative τὸ εἷμᾰ
tò heîma		 τὼ εἵμᾰτε
tṑ heímate		 τᾰ̀ εἵμᾰτᾰ
tà heímata
Vocative εἷμᾰ
heîma		 εἵμᾰτε
heímate		 εἵμᾰτᾰ
heímata
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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