στέναγμα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From στενάζω (stenázō, “to sigh, groan”) +‎ -μᾰ (-ma, result noun suffix).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

στένᾰγμᾰ • (sténagma) n (genitive στενᾰ́γμᾰτος); third declension

  1. sigh, groan
    • 429 BCE, Sophocles, Oedipus the King 4–5:
      Πόλις δ’ ὁμοῦ μὲν θυμιαμάτων γέμει,
      ὁμοῦ δὲ παιάνων τε καὶ στεναγμάτων.
      Pólis d’ homoû mèn thumiamátōn gémei,
      homoû dè paiánōn te kaì stenagmátōn.
      The city is full of both incense-offerings,
      as well as paeans and groans.

Declension
Third declension of τὸ στένᾰγμᾰ; τοῦ στενᾰ́γμᾰτος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ στένᾰγμᾰ
tò sténagma		 τὼ στενᾰ́γμᾰτε
tṑ stenágmate		 τᾰ̀ στενᾰ́γμᾰτᾰ
tà stenágmata
Genitive τοῦ στενᾰ́γμᾰτος
toû stenágmatos		 τοῖν στενᾰγμᾰ́τοιν
toîn stenagmátoin		 τῶν στενᾰγμᾰ́των
tôn stenagmátōn
Dative τῷ στενᾰ́γμᾰτῐ
tôi stenágmati		 τοῖν στενᾰγμᾰ́τοιν
toîn stenagmátoin		 τοῖς στενᾰ́γμᾰσῐ / στενᾰ́γμᾰσῐν
toîs stenágmasi(n)
Accusative τὸ στένᾰγμᾰ
tò sténagma		 τὼ στενᾰ́γμᾰτε
tṑ stenágmate		 τᾰ̀ στενᾰ́γμᾰτᾰ
tà stenágmata
Vocative στένᾰγμᾰ
sténagma		 στενᾰ́γμᾰτε
stenágmate		 στενᾰ́γμᾰτᾰ
stenágmata
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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