σάγμα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From σάττω (sáttō, I cram, I stuff) and the suffix -μα (-ma). Possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *twenk- (to press, squeeze) (Proto-Germanic *þwangiz).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

σάγμᾰ • (ságma) n (genitive σάγμᾰτος); third declension

  1. A covering, a clothing; the covering of a shield
  2. A packsaddle

Inflection

Descendants

  • Latin: sagma

References

  • Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
  • Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN

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