γραμμή

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From γρᾰ́φω (gráphō).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

γρᾰμμή • (grammḗ) f (genitive γρᾰμμῆς); first declension

  1. a stroke or line of a pen, a line as in mathematical figures
    1. (in forming letters) a line traced by a teacher
    2. an outline
  2. a line across the course, a starting- or winning-point
    1. used metaphorically of life
    2. a boundary-line, an edge
    3. the cutting edge of a knife
  3. a line or square on a chequer-board
  4. (law) the “long line”, i.e. a death sentence
  5. (medicine) linea alba
    1. Synonym of ζέα
      • Hippiatr. 1

Declension
First declension of ἡ γρᾰμμή; τῆς γρᾰμμῆς (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ γρᾰμμή
hē grammḗ		 τὼ γρᾰμμᾱ́
tṑ grammā́		 αἱ γρᾰμμαί
hai grammaí
Genitive τῆς γρᾰμμῆς
tês grammês		 τοῖν γρᾰμμαῖν
toîn grammaîn		 τῶν γρᾰμμῶν
tôn grammôn
Dative τῇ γρᾰμμῇ
têi grammêi		 τοῖν γρᾰμμαῖν
toîn grammaîn		 ταῖς γρᾰμμαῖς
taîs grammaîs
Accusative τὴν γρᾰμμήν
tḕn grammḗn		 τὼ γρᾰμμᾱ́
tṑ grammā́		 τᾱ̀ς γρᾰμμᾱ́ς
tā̀s grammā́s
Vocative γρᾰμμή
grammḗ		 γρᾰμμᾱ́
grammā́		 γρᾰμμαί
grammaí
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Synonyms
  • (line across the course, starting- or winning-point): βαλβίς (balbís)
  • (“long line”, death sentence): μακρά (makrá)

Antonyms

Derived terms
  • γρᾰμμαί (grammaí)
  • γρᾰμμῐκός (grammikós)
  • διὰ γραμμῆς παίζω (dià grammês paízō)
  • τὸν ἀπὸ γραμμᾶς κινέω λίθον (tòn apò grammâs kinéō líthon)

Descendants

References

Greek

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek γρᾰμμή (grammḗ).

Noun

γραμμή • (grammí) f (plural γραμμές)

  1. line
    γραμμή τερματισμού ― grammí termatismoú ― finishing line
  2. row
  3. policy, orders

Declension
declension of γραμμή
singular plural
nominative γραμμή • γραμμές •
genitive γραμμής • γραμμών •
accusative γραμμή • γραμμές •
vocative γραμμή • γραμμές •

Adverb

γραμμή • (grammí)

  1. straight, directly
  2. successively, consecutively
  • γραμμικά (grammiká)
  • γραμμικός (grammikós)
  • γραμμούλα (grammoúla)
  • γραμμωτός (grammotós)
  • στην πρώτη γραμμή (stin próti grammí, “frontline”)
  • σε γενικές γραμμές (se genikés grammés, “generally speaking”)
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