μάθημα
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From the root of μανθάνω (manthánō, “to learn”) + -μα (-ma, result noun suffix).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /má.tʰɛː.ma/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈma.tʰe.ma/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈma.θi.ma/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈma.θi.ma/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈma.θi.ma/
Noun
μάθημα • (máthēma) n (genitive μαθήματος); third declension
- something that is learned: a lesson
- learning, knowledge
- (often in the plural) the mathematical sciences in particular: arithmetic, geometry, astronomy, harmonic
- astrology
- a creed
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | τὸ μάθημᾰ tò máthēma |
τὼ μαθήμᾰτε tṑ mathḗmate |
τᾰ̀ μαθήμᾰτᾰ tà mathḗmata | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ μαθήμᾰτος toû mathḗmatos |
τοῖν μαθημᾰ́τοιν toîn mathēmátoin |
τῶν μαθημᾰ́των tôn mathēmátōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ μαθήμᾰτῐ tôi mathḗmati |
τοῖν μαθημᾰ́τοιν toîn mathēmátoin |
τοῖς μαθήμᾰσῐ(ν) toîs mathḗmasi(n) | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸ μάθημᾰ tò máthēma |
τὼ μαθήμᾰτε tṑ mathḗmate |
τᾰ̀ μαθήμᾰτᾰ tà mathḗmata | ||||||||||
| Vocative | μάθημᾰ máthēma |
μαθήμᾰτε mathḗmate |
μαθήμᾰτᾰ mathḗmata | ||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension. | ||||||||||||
Derived terms
- μαθηματικός (mathēmatikós)
References
- μάθημα in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- μάθημα in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- μάθημα in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
Greek
Etymology
Noun
μάθημα • (máthima) n (plural μαθήματα)
- lesson (a period set aside for tuition)
- subject (an area of knowledge to be taught)
- lesson, experience (knowledge gained from an incident in life)
Declension
declension of μάθημα
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | μάθημα • | μαθήματα • |
| genitive | μαθήματος • | μαθημάτων • |
| accusative | μάθημα • | μαθήματα • |
| vocative | μάθημα • | μαθήματα • |
Related terms
- see: μαθαίνω (mathaíno, “to learn”)
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