μάλαγμα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From μαλάσσω[gr] (malasso, to mollify, to knead) and the suffix -μα (-ma).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

μάλαγμᾰ • (málagma) n (genitive μᾰλάγμᾰτος); third declension

  1. (medicine) An emollient, a cataplasm
  2. A padding used in sieges to blunt the force of engines and weapons

Inflection
Third declension of τὸ μᾰ́λαγμᾰ; τοῦ μᾰλάγμᾰτος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ μᾰ́λαγμᾰ
tò málagma		 τὼ μᾰλάγμᾰτε
tṑ malágmate		 τᾰ̀ μᾰλάγμᾰτᾰ
tà malágmata
Genitive τοῦ μᾰλάγμᾰτος
toû malágmatos		 τοῖν μᾰλαγμᾰ́τοιν
toîn malagmátoin		 τῶν μᾰλαγμᾰ́των
tôn malagmátōn
Dative τῷ μᾰλάγμᾰτῐ
tôi malágmati		 τοῖν μᾰλαγμᾰ́τοιν
toîn malagmátoin		 τοῖς μᾰλάγμᾰσῐ / μᾰλάγμᾰσῐν
toîs malágmasi(n)
Accusative τὸ μᾰ́λαγμᾰ
tò málagma		 τὼ μᾰλάγμᾰτε
tṑ malágmate		 τᾰ̀ μᾰλάγμᾰτᾰ
tà malágmata
Vocative μᾰ́λαγμᾰ
málagma		 μᾰλάγμᾰτε
malágmate		 μᾰλάγμᾰτᾰ
malágmata
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants
  • Greek: μάλαμα (málama)
  • → Arabic: مَلْغَم‎ (malḡam)
  • → Latin: malagma
  • Hebrew: מלוגמא/מלוגמה‎ (m'logma/m'lugma, “remedy, medicine”)

Further reading
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