κάλυμμα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From καλύπτω (kalúptō, “to cover, to conceal”) +‎ -μα (-ma).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

κάλυμμᾰ • (kálumma) n (genitive καλύμμᾰτος); third declension

  1. A head covering, a hood, a veil
  2. A fishing net shaped like a sack
  3. (anatomy) A skull (as the brain's covering)
  4. A grave
  5. (zoology) The covering of the gills of fish
  6. The covering of honeycomb
  7. The shell of fruits
  8. A shutter

Declension
Third declension of τὸ κάλυμμᾰ; τοῦ καλύμμᾰτος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ κάλυμμᾰ
tò kálumma		 τὼ καλύμμᾰτε
tṑ kalúmmate		 τᾰ̀ καλύμμᾰτᾰ
tà kalúmmata
Genitive τοῦ καλύμμᾰτος
toû kalúmmatos		 τοῖν καλυμμᾰ́τοιν
toîn kalummátoin		 τῶν καλυμμᾰ́των
tôn kalummátōn
Dative τῷ καλύμμᾰτῐ
tôi kalúmmati		 τοῖν καλυμμᾰ́τοιν
toîn kalummátoin		 τοῖς καλύμμᾰσῐ / καλύμμᾰσῐν
toîs kalúmmasi(n)
Accusative τὸ κάλυμμᾰ
tò kálumma		 τὼ καλύμμᾰτε
tṑ kalúmmate		 τᾰ̀ καλύμμᾰτᾰ
tà kalúmmata
Vocative κάλυμμᾰ
kálumma		 καλύμμᾰτε
kalúmmate		 καλύμμᾰτᾰ
kalúmmata
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants
  • → Aramaic: גלימא‎ (galīmā)
  • → Persian: گلیم‎ (gelim)

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    Greek

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈka.li.ma/
    • Hyphenation: κά‧λυμ‧μα

    Noun

    κάλυμμα • (kálymma) n (plural καλύμματα)

    1. cover, hood, lid, cap

    Declension

    declension of κάλυμμα
    case     \     number singular plural
    nominative κάλυμμα • καλύμματα •
    genitive καλύμματος • καλυμμάτων •
    accusative κάλυμμα • καλύμματα •
    vocative κάλυμμα • καλύμματα •
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