σάγμα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From σάττω (sáttō, “I cram, I stuff”) and the suffix -μα (-ma). Possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *twenk- (“to press, squeeze”) (Proto-Germanic *þwangiz).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

σάγμᾰ • (ságma) n (genitive σάγμᾰτος); third declension

  1. A covering, a clothing; the covering of a shield
  2. A packsaddle

Inflection
Third declension of τὸ σᾰ́γμᾰ; τοῦ σᾰ́γμᾰτος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ σᾰ́γμᾰ
tò ságma		 τὼ σᾰ́γμᾰτε
tṑ ságmate		 τᾰ̀ σᾰ́γμᾰτᾰ
tà ságmata
Genitive τοῦ σᾰ́γμᾰτος
toû ságmatos		 τοῖν σᾰγμᾰ́τοιν
toîn sagmátoin		 τῶν σᾰγμᾰ́των
tôn sagmátōn
Dative τῷ σᾰ́γμᾰτῐ
tôi ságmati		 τοῖν σᾰγμᾰ́τοιν
toîn sagmátoin		 τοῖς σᾰ́γμᾰσῐ / σᾰ́γμᾰσῐν
toîs ságmasi(n)
Accusative τὸ σᾰ́γμᾰ
tò ságma		 τὼ σᾰ́γμᾰτε
tṑ ságmate		 τᾰ̀ σᾰ́γμᾰτᾰ
tà ságmata
Vocative σᾰ́γμᾰ
ságma		 σᾰ́γμᾰτε
ságmate		 σᾰ́γμᾰτᾰ
ságmata
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants
  • Latin: sagma

References
  • Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
  • Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN

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