σχίσμα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From σχίζω (skhízō, “I split”) and the suffix -μα (-ma).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

σχῐ́σμᾰ • (skhísma) n (genitive σχῐ́σμᾰτος); third declension

  1. That which is divided: division, rent, split
  2. A division of people based on differing opinions: schism, faction

Inflection
Third declension of τὸ σχῐ́σμᾰ; τοῦ σχῐ́σμᾰτος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ σχῐ́σμᾰ
tò skhísma		 τὼ σχῐ́σμᾰτε
tṑ skhísmate		 τᾰ̀ σχῐ́σμᾰτᾰ
tà skhísmata
Genitive τοῦ σχῐ́σμᾰτος
toû skhísmatos		 τοῖν σχῐσμᾰ́τοιν
toîn skhismátoin		 τῶν σχῐσμᾰ́των
tôn skhismátōn
Dative τῷ σχῐ́σμᾰτῐ
tôi skhísmati		 τοῖν σχῐσμᾰ́τοιν
toîn skhismátoin		 τοῖς σχῐ́σμᾰσῐ / σχῐ́σμᾰσῐν
toîs skhísmasi(n)
Accusative τὸ σχῐ́σμᾰ
tò skhísma		 τὼ σχῐ́σμᾰτε
tṑ skhísmate		 τᾰ̀ σχῐ́σμᾰτᾰ
tà skhísmata
Vocative σχῐ́σμᾰ
skhísma		 σχῐ́σμᾰτε
skhísmate		 σχῐ́σμᾰτᾰ
skhísmata
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σχίσμα (skhísma) (Hellenisitic sense "division of ecclesiastical unity"), from verb σχίζω (skhízō), stem σχισ- + -μα (-ma).
For sense "division of a group of political party" a semantic loan from French schisme.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsçi.zma/
  • Hyphenation: σχί‧σμα

Noun

σχίσμα • (schísma) n (plural σχίσματα)

  1. (Christianity) schism
  2. split, rift, division (of a group or political party)

Declension
declension of σχίσμα
case     \     number singular plural
nominative σχίσμα • σχίσματα •
genitive σχίσματος • σχισμάτων •
accusative σχίσμα • σχίσματα •
vocative σχίσμα • σχίσματα •
  • αποσχίζω (aposchízo, “tear off”)
  • απόσχιση f (apóschisi, “secession”)
  • ξέσκισμα n (xéskisma) / ξέσχισμα n (xéschisma)
  • σκισιματιά f (skisimatiá)
  • σκίσιμο n (skísimo) / σχίσιμο n (schísimo)
  • σχισμάδα f (schismáda) / σκισμάδα f (skismáda)
  • σχισματικός (schismatikós)
  • σχισμή f (schismí) / σκισμή f (skismí)

and see: σχίζω (schízo) / σκίζω (skízo, “tear”)

References
  1. σχίσμα - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.

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