ἔμβλημα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἐμβάλλω (embállō, “to put in, to lay on”) and the suffix -μα (-ma).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

ἔμβλημᾰ • (émblēma) n (genitive ἐμβλήμᾰτος); third declension

  1. insertion
  2. chased or imbossed ornament
  3. graft
  4. tessellated work, a mosaic
  5. inner sole put into the shoe in winter
  6. sluice gate
  7. payment; fine

Inflection
Third declension of τὸ ἔμβλημᾰ; τοῦ ἐμβλήμᾰτος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ ἔμβλημᾰ
tò émblēma		 τὼ ἐμβλήμᾰτε
tṑ emblḗmate		 τᾰ̀ ἐμβλήμᾰτᾰ
tà emblḗmata
Genitive τοῦ ἐμβλήμᾰτος
toû emblḗmatos		 τοῖν ἐμβλημᾰ́τοιν
toîn emblēmátoin		 τῶν ἐμβλημᾰ́των
tôn emblēmátōn
Dative τῷ ἐμβλήμᾰτῐ
tôi emblḗmati		 τοῖν ἐμβλημᾰ́τοιν
toîn emblēmátoin		 τοῖς ἐμβλήμᾰσῐ / ἐμβλήμᾰσῐν
toîs emblḗmasi(n)
Accusative τὸ ἔμβλημᾰ
tò émblēma		 τὼ ἐμβλήμᾰτε
tṑ emblḗmate		 τᾰ̀ ἐμβλήμᾰτᾰ
tà emblḗmata
Vocative ἔμβλημᾰ
émblēma		 ἐμβλήμᾰτε
emblḗmate		 ἐμβλήμᾰτᾰ
emblḗmata
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants
  • → Latin: emblēma

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