χρῶμα

See also: χρώμα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *kʰrṓwmə, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrēw- (“to grind, rub”), extended from *gʰer- (“to rub”). See χρίω (khríō). Related to χρώς (khrṓs).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /kʰrɔ̂ː.ma/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈkʰro.ma/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈxro.ma/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈxro.ma/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈxro.ma/

Noun

χρῶμᾰ • (khrôma) n (genitive χρώμᾰτος); third declension

skin (esp. the human body)
colour (esp. of the skin or body); pigment
complexion
character of style in writing; ornaments
chromatic scale; music

Inflection

Third declension of τὸ χρῶμᾰ; τοῦ χρώμᾰτος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ χρῶμᾰ tò khrôma	τὼ χρώμᾰτε tṑ khrṓmate	τᾰ̀ χρώμᾰτᾰ tà khrṓmata
Genitive	τοῦ χρώμᾰτος toû khrṓmatos	τοῖν χρωμᾰ́τοιν toîn khrōmátoin	τῶν χρωμᾰ́των tôn khrōmátōn
Dative	τῷ χρώμᾰτῐ tôi khrṓmati	τοῖν χρωμᾰ́τοιν toîn khrōmátoin	τοῖς χρώμᾰσῐ / χρώμᾰσῐν toîs khrṓmasi(n)
Accusative	τὸ χρῶμᾰ tò khrôma	τὼ χρώμᾰτε tṑ khrṓmate	τᾰ̀ χρώμᾰτᾰ tà khrṓmata
Vocative	χρῶμᾰ khrôma	χρώμᾰτε khrṓmate	χρώμᾰτᾰ khrṓmata
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

χρωμάτινος (khrōmátinos)

Descendants

Greek: χρώμα (chróma)
English: chromo-