δέρμα
Ancient Greek
Etymology
δέρω (dérō, “I skin”, “I flay”) + -μᾰ (-ma)
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /dér.ma/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈder.ma/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈðer.ma/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈðer.ma/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈðer.ma/
Noun
δέρμᾰ • (dérma) n (genitive δέρμᾰτος); third declension
- skin, hide
Declension
Third declension of τὸ δέρμᾰ; τοῦ δέρμᾰτος (Attic)
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | τὸ δέρμᾰ tò dérma | τὼ δέρμᾰτε tṑ dérmate | τᾰ̀ δέρμᾰτᾰ tà dérmata | ||||||||||
Genitive | τοῦ δέρμᾰτος toû dérmatos | τοῖν δερμᾰ́τοιν toîn dermátoin | τῶν δερμᾰ́των tôn dermátōn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῷ δέρμᾰτῐ tôi dérmati | τοῖν δερμᾰ́τοιν toîn dermátoin | τοῖς δέρμᾰσῐ / δέρμᾰσῐν toîs dérmasi(n) | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὸ δέρμᾰ tò dérma | τὼ δέρμᾰτε tṑ dérmate | τᾰ̀ δέρμᾰτᾰ tà dérmata | ||||||||||
Vocative | δέρμᾰ dérma | δέρμᾰτε dérmate | δέρμᾰτᾰ dérmata | ||||||||||
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Derived terms
- δερμάτινος (dermátinos)
- δερμᾰτοφόρος (dermatophóros)
- ὀστρᾰκόδερμος (ostrakódermos)
- παχύδερμος (pakhúdermos)
Descendants
- →⇒ English: dermato-
- Greek: δέρμα (dérma)
References
- “δέρμα”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “δέρμα”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “δέρμα”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- δέρμα in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- δέρμα in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- δέρμα in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2023)
- “δέρμα”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
- G1192 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- fleece idem, page 327.
- fur idem, page 350.
- hide idem, page 398.
- shell idem, page 764.
- skin idem, page 781.
- derma in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek δέρμα (dérma, “skin”), from δέρω (dérō, “to flay”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈðɛɾma]
Noun
δέρμα • (dérma) n (plural δέρματα)
- (anatomy) skin (of human or animal)
- leather
Declension
declension of δέρμα
case \\ number | singular | plural |
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nominative | δέρμα • | δέρματα • |
genitive | δέρματος • | δερμάτων • |
accusative | δέρμα • | δέρματα • |
vocative | δέρμα • | δέρματα • |
Derived terms
- αιγόδερμα n (aigóderma, “goatskin”)
- γιδόδερμα n (gidóderma, “kidskin”)
- δερμάτινος (dermátinos, “made from leather”)
- επιδερμίδα f (epidermída, “epidermis”)
See also
- ασκός m (askós, “wineskin”)
- σεβρό n (sevró, “kidskin”)
- φλούδα f (floúda, “fruit skin”)