κύημα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From κυέω (kuéō, “to be pregnant”) and the suffix -μα (-ma).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

κῠ́ημᾰ • (kúēma) n (genitive κῠήμᾰτος); third declension

  1. That which is conceived, embryo, foetus
  2. (botany) That which is swollen as the result of growth, a sprout

Inflection
Third declension of τὸ κύημᾰ; τοῦ κυήμᾰτος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ κύημᾰ
tò kúēma		 τὼ κυήμᾰτε
tṑ kuḗmate		 τᾰ̀ κυήμᾰτᾰ
tà kuḗmata
Genitive τοῦ κυήμᾰτος
toû kuḗmatos		 τοῖν κυημᾰ́τοιν
toîn kuēmátoin		 τῶν κυημᾰ́των
tôn kuēmátōn
Dative τῷ κυήμᾰτῐ
tôi kuḗmati		 τοῖν κυημᾰ́τοιν
toîn kuēmátoin		 τοῖς κυήμᾰσῐ / κυήμᾰσῐν
toîs kuḗmasi(n)
Accusative τὸ κύημᾰ
tò kúēma		 τὼ κυήμᾰτε
tṑ kuḗmate		 τᾰ̀ κυήμᾰτᾰ
tà kuḗmata
Vocative κύημᾰ
kúēma		 κυήμᾰτε
kuḗmate		 κυήμᾰτᾰ
kuḗmata
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
  • ἀποκύημα n (apokúēma, “foetus”) (Koine, figuratively)
  • ἐπικύημα n (epikúēma, “superfetation”)
  • κύησις f (kúēsis, “conception”)
  • and see κυέω, κυῶ (kuéō, kuô)

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κύημα.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈci.i.ma/
  • Hyphenation: κύ‧η‧μα

Noun

κύημα • (kýima) n (plural κυήματα)

  1. (medicine) the foetus, embryon

Declension
declension of κύημα
case     \     number singular plural
nominative κύημα • κυήματα •
genitive κυήματος • κυημάτων •
accusative κύημα • κυήματα •
vocative κύημα • κυήματα •
  • αποκύημα n (apokýima, “product, fabrication”)
  • επικύηση f (epikýisi) (medicine)
  • κύηση f (kýisi, “pregnancy (for humans)”)
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