σχέμα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Alternative, perhaps erroneous, reading of σχῆμᾰ (skhêma), but supported by Latin schĕma.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /skʰé.ma/ → /ˈsçe.ma/ → /ˈsçe.ma/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /skʰé.ma/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈskʰe.ma/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈsçe.ma/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈsçe.ma/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈsçe.ma/

Noun

σχέμᾰ • (skhéma) n (genitive σχεμᾰ́τος); third declension

1. Alternative form of σχῆμᾰ (skhêma)
   • Theognost., Can. 12

Inflection

Third declension of τὸ σχέμᾰ; τοῦ σχέμᾰτος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ σχέμᾰ tò skhéma	τὼ σχέμᾰτε tṑ skhémate	τᾰ̀ σχέμᾰτᾰ tà skhémata
Genitive	τοῦ σχέμᾰτος toû skhématos	τοῖν σχεμᾰ́τοιν toîn skhemátoin	τῶν σχεμᾰ́των tôn skhemátōn
Dative	τῷ σχέμᾰτῐ tôi skhémati	τοῖν σχεμᾰ́τοιν toîn skhemátoin	τοῖς σχέμᾰσῐ / σχέμᾰσῐν toîs skhémasi(n)
Accusative	τὸ σχέμᾰ tò skhéma	τὼ σχέμᾰτε tṑ skhémate	τᾰ̀ σχέμᾰτᾰ tà skhémata
Vocative	σχέμᾰ skhéma	σχέμᾰτε skhémate	σχέμᾰτᾰ skhémata
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

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