χναῦμα
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From χναύω (khnaúō, “to gnaw off, nibble”) + -μα (-ma).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /kʰnâu̯.ma/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈkʰnaw.ma/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈxnaβ.ma/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈxnav.ma/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈxnav.ma/
Noun
χναῦμᾰ • (khnaûma) n (genitive χναύμᾰτος); third declension
- slice, tidbit, morsel
Inflection
Third declension of τὸ χναῦμᾰ; τοῦ χναύμᾰτος (Attic)
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | τὸ χναῦμᾰ tò khnaûma | τὼ χναύμᾰτε tṑ khnaúmate | τᾰ̀ χναύμᾰτᾰ tà khnaúmata | ||||||||||
Genitive | τοῦ χναύμᾰτος toû khnaúmatos | τοῖν χναυμᾰ́τοιν toîn khnaumátoin | τῶν χναυμᾰ́των tôn khnaumátōn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῷ χναύμᾰτῐ tôi khnaúmati | χναυμᾰ́τοιν khnaumátoin | τοῖς χναύμᾰσῐ / χναύμᾰσῐν toîs khnaúmasi(n) | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὸ χναῦμᾰ tò khnaûma | χναύμᾰτε khnaúmate | τᾰ̀ χναύμᾰτᾰ tà khnaúmata | ||||||||||
Vocative | χναῦμᾰ khnaûma | χναύμᾰτε khnaúmate | χναύμᾰτᾰ khnaúmata | ||||||||||
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Further reading
- χναῦμα in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- χναῦμα in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette