πήδημα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From πηδάω (pēdáō, “to spring, to leap”) +‎ -μα (-ma).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /pɛ̌ː.dɛː.ma/ → /ˈpi.ði.ma/ → /ˈpi.ði.ma/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /pɛ̌ː.dɛː.ma/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈpe̝.de̝.ma/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈpi.ði.ma/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈpi.ði.ma/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈpi.ði.ma/

Noun

πήδημᾰ • (pḗdēma) n (genitive πηδήμᾰτος); third declension

1. leap, bound
2. beating or throbbing of the heart

Inflection

Third declension of τὸ πήδημᾰ; τοῦ πηδήμᾰτος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ πήδημᾰ tò pḗdēma	τὼ πηδήμᾰτε tṑ pēdḗmate	τᾰ̀ πηδήμᾰτᾰ tà pēdḗmata
Genitive	τοῦ πηδήμᾰτος toû pēdḗmatos	τοῖν πηδημᾰ́τοιν toîn pēdēmátoin	τῶν πηδημᾰ́των tôn pēdēmátōn
Dative	τῷ πηδήμᾰτῐ tôi pēdḗmati	τοῖν πηδημᾰ́τοιν toîn pēdēmátoin	τοῖς πηδήμᾰσῐ / πηδήμᾰσῐν toîs pēdḗmasi(n)
Accusative	τὸ πήδημᾰ tò pḗdēma	τὼ πηδήμᾰτε tṑ pēdḗmate	τᾰ̀ πηδήμᾰτᾰ tà pēdḗmata
Vocative	πήδημᾰ pḗdēma	πηδήμᾰτε pēdḗmate	πηδήμᾰτᾰ pēdḗmata
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “πήδημα”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• πήδημα in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πήδημα (pḗdēma).

Noun

πήδημα • (pídima) n (plural πηδήματα)

1. bound, leap, jump
2. (colloquial) sexual intercourse

Declension

Declension of πήδημα

	singular	plural
nominative	πήδημα •	πηδήματα •
genitive	πηδήματος •	πηδημάτων •
accusative	πήδημα •	πηδήματα •
vocative	πήδημα •	πηδήματα •

Synonyms

• (bound): άλμα n (álma)
• (sex act): γαμήσι n (gamísi)

Derived terms

• πηδηματάκι n (pidimatáki)

Related terms

• ιδού η Ρόδος ιδού και το πήδημα (idoú i Ródos idoú kai to pídima)