σκέπασμα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From σκεπάζω (skepázō, “to cover”) and the suffix -μα (-ma).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ské.paz.ma/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈskɛ.paz.ma/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈske.paz.ma/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈsce.paz.ma/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈsce.paz.ma/

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Noun

σκέπασμᾰ • (sképasma) n (genitive σκεπάσμᾰτος); third declension

covering (of clothing)
(botany) covering membrane in plants

Inflection

Third declension of τὸ σκέπασμᾰ; τοῦ σκεπάσμᾰτος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ σκέπασμᾰ tò sképasma	τὼ σκεπάσμᾰτε tṑ skepásmate	τᾰ̀ σκεπάσμᾰτᾰ tà skepásmata
Genitive	τοῦ σκεπάσμᾰτος toû skepásmatos	τοῖν σκεπασμᾰ́τοιν toîn skepasmátoin	τῶν σκεπασμᾰ́των tôn skepasmátōn
Dative	τῷ σκεπάσμᾰτῐ tôi skepásmati	τοῖν σκεπασμᾰ́τοιν toîn skepasmátoin	τοῖς σκεπάσμᾰσῐ / σκεπάσμᾰσῐν toîs skepásmasi(n)
Accusative	τὸ σκέπασμᾰ tò sképasma	τὼ σκεπάσμᾰτε tṑ skepásmate	τᾰ̀ σκεπάσμᾰτᾰ tà skepásmata
Vocative	σκέπασμᾰ sképasma	σκεπάσμᾰτε skepásmate	σκεπάσμᾰτᾰ skepásmata
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.