λάβδωμα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• λάμβδωμᾰ (lámbdōma) — incorrect

Etymology

λάβδα (lábda) +‎ -ωμᾰ (-ōma)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /láb.dɔː.ma/ → /ˈlaβ.ðo.ma/ → /ˈlav.ðo.ma/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /láb.dɔː.ma/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈlab.do.ma/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈlaβ.ðo.ma/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈlav.ðo.ma/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈlav.ðo.ma/

Noun

λᾰ́βδωμᾰ • (lábdōma) n (genitive λᾰβδώμᾰτος); third declension

1. a lambdoid figure, i.e., one like that of the letter Λ (L, “lambda”)
   • c. 245 CE – c. 325 CE, Iamblichus Chalcidensis, On Nichomachus’ Introduction to Arithmetic 14.P.

Declension

Third declension of τὸ λᾰ́βδωμᾰ; τοῦ λᾰβδώμᾰτος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ λᾰ́βδωμᾰ tò lábdōma	τὼ λᾰβδώμᾰτε tṑ labdṓmate	τᾰ̀ λᾰβδώμᾰτᾰ tà labdṓmata
Genitive	τοῦ λᾰβδώμᾰτος toû labdṓmatos	τοῖν λᾰβδωμᾰ́τοιν toîn labdōmátoin	τῶν λᾰβδωμᾰ́των tôn labdōmátōn
Dative	τῷ λᾰβδώμᾰτῐ tôi labdṓmati	τοῖν λᾰβδωμᾰ́τοιν toîn labdōmátoin	τοῖς λᾰβδώμᾰσῐ / λᾰβδώμᾰσῐν toîs labdṓmasi(n)
Accusative	τὸ λᾰ́βδωμᾰ tò lábdōma	τὼ λᾰβδώμᾰτε tṑ labdṓmate	τᾰ̀ λᾰβδώμᾰτᾰ tà labdṓmata
Vocative	λᾰ́βδωμᾰ lábdōma	λᾰβδώμᾰτε labdṓmate	λᾰβδώμᾰτᾰ labdṓmata
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

• “λάβδωμα”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press