σέλμα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Cognate with Ancient Greek σελίς (selís, “beam, planing; page of book”), with Anglosaxon Old English selma and syll, with Old High German swelli.

Pronunciation
 

Noun

σέλμᾰ • (sélma) n (genitive σέλμᾰτος); third declension

  1. (shipping) deck, the upper planking of a ship
    1. (in plural) rowing-benches (in Homer, cf ζυγά (zugá))
  2. (generally) seat, throne
    • 458 BCE, Aeschylus, Agamemnon 179–183:
      στάζει δ’ ἔν θ’ ὕπνῳ πρὸ καρδίας μνησιπήμων πόνος:
      καὶ παρ’ ἄκοντας ἦλθε σωφρονεῖν.
      δαιμόνων δέ που χάρις βίαιος σέλμα σεμνὸν ἡμένων.
      stázei d’ én th’ húpnōi prò kardías mnēsipḗmōn pónos:
      kaì par’ ákontas êlthe sōphroneîn.
      daimónōn dé pou kháris bíaios sélma semnòn hēménōn.
      Even in our sleep, the persistent memory of pain drips upon the heart;
      against our will, it came to wisen us,
      forcible grace of gods, seated upon their haughty throne.
      More translations at μνησιπήμων and @perseus.tufts.edu
  3. (generally) any timberwork; logs of building timber

Inflection
Third declension of τὸ σέλμᾰ; τοῦ σέλμᾰτος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ σέλμᾰ
tò sélma		 τὼ σέλμᾰτε
tṑ sélmate		 τᾰ̀ σέλμᾰτᾰ
tà sélmata
Genitive τοῦ σέλμᾰτος
toû sélmatos		 τοῖν σελμᾰ́τοιν
toîn selmátoin		 τῶν σελμᾰ́των
tôn selmátōn
Dative τῷ σέλμᾰτῐ
tôi sélmati		 τοῖν σελμᾰ́τοιν
toîn selmátoin		 τοῖς σέλμᾰσῐ / σέλμᾰσῐν
toîs sélmasi(n)
Accusative τὸ σέλμᾰ
tò sélma		 τὼ σέλμᾰτε
tṑ sélmate		 τᾰ̀ σέλμᾰτᾰ
tà sélmata
Vocative σέλμᾰ
sélma		 σέλμᾰτε
sélmate		 σέλμᾰτᾰ
sélmata
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
  • εὔσελμος (eúselmos, “well-benched”)
  • ἐΰσσελμος, ἐύσσελμος (eússelmos, “well-benched”) (in Homer)
  • σελμῐ́ς f (selmís, “noose of hair; plank”)

References
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