στρέμμα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From στρέφω (stréphō, “to twist”) and the suffix -μα (-ma).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

στρέμμᾰ • (strémma) n (genitive στρέμμᾰτος); third declension

  1. that which is twisted, thread
  2. twist, roll
  3. wrench, stram, sprain
  4. conspiracy, band of conspirators

Declension
Third declension of τὸ στρέμμᾰ; τοῦ στρέμμᾰτος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ στρέμμᾰ
tò strémma		 τὼ στρέμμᾰτε
tṑ strémmate		 τᾰ̀ στρέμμᾰτᾰ
tà strémmata
Genitive τοῦ στρέμμᾰτος
toû strémmatos		 τοῖν στρεμμᾰ́τοιν
toîn stremmátoin		 τῶν στρεμμᾰ́των
tôn stremmátōn
Dative τῷ στρέμμᾰτῐ
tôi strémmati		 τοῖν στρεμμᾰ́τοιν
toîn stremmátoin		 τοῖς στρέμμᾰσῐ / στρέμμᾰσῐν
toîs strémmasi(n)
Accusative τὸ στρέμμᾰ
tò strémma		 τὼ στρέμμᾰτε
tṑ strémmate		 τᾰ̀ στρέμμᾰτᾰ
tà strémmata
Vocative στρέμμᾰ
strémma		 στρέμμᾰτε
strémmate		 στρέμμᾰτᾰ
strémmata
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

References

Greek

Noun

στρέμμα • (strémma) n (plural στρέμματα)

  1. The royal stremma or decare of 1/10 hectare (1,000 m²)
  2. (historical) The historical stremma or square plethron, an area of 10000 square Greek feet
  3. (historical, colloquial) The historical stremma, the area able to be plowed by a team of oxen in a day, the Greek equivalent of the English acre

Declension
declension of στρέμμα
singular plural
nominative στρέμμα • στρέμματα •
genitive στρέμματος • στρεμμάτων •
accusative στρέμμα • στρέμματα •
vocative στρέμμα • στρέμματα •

See also

Further reading
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