σήκωμα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms
  • σᾱ́κωμᾰ (sā́kōma) — Doric

Etymology

From σηκόω (sēkóō, “to weigh, to balance”) +‎ -μᾰ (-ma, result noun suffix), from σηκός (sēkós, “enclosure, fence”).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

σήκωμᾰ • (sḗkōma) n (genitive σηκώμᾰτος); third declension

  1. weight in the balance, counterpoise, counterweight
  2. makeweight
  3. standard measure of wine
  4. return, recompense

Inflection
Third declension of τὸ σήκωμᾰ; τοῦ σηκώμᾰτος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ σήκωμᾰ
tò sḗkōma		 τὼ σηκώμᾰτε
tṑ sēkṓmate		 τᾰ̀ σηκώμᾰτᾰ
tà sēkṓmata
Genitive τοῦ σηκώμᾰτος
toû sēkṓmatos		 τοῖν σηκωμᾰ́τοιν
toîn sēkōmátoin		 τῶν σηκωμᾰ́των
tôn sēkōmátōn
Dative τῷ σηκώμᾰτῐ
tôi sēkṓmati		 τοῖν σηκωμᾰ́τοιν
toîn sēkōmátoin		 τοῖς σηκώμᾰσῐ / σηκώμᾰσῐν
toîs sēkṓmasi(n)
Accusative τὸ σήκωμᾰ
tò sḗkōma		 τὼ σηκώμᾰτε
tṑ sēkṓmate		 τᾰ̀ σηκώμᾰτᾰ
tà sēkṓmata
Vocative σήκωμᾰ
sḗkōma		 σηκώμᾰτε
sēkṓmate		 σηκώμᾰτᾰ
sēkṓmata
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants
  • → Latin: sācōma
    • → Italian: sagoma
  • → Classical Syriac: ܣܹܝܩܘܿܡܵܐ (sēqōmā)

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