φέρμα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From φέρω (phérō) +‎ -μα (-ma)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /pʰér.ma/ → /ˈɸer.ma/ → /ˈfer.ma/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /pʰér.ma/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈpʰer.ma/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈɸer.ma/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈfer.ma/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈfer.ma/

Noun

φέρμᾰ • (phérma) n (genitive φέρμᾰτος); third declension

1. that which is borne, fruit of the womb
2. fruit of the earth

Declension

Third declension of τὸ φέρμᾰ; τοῦ φέρμᾰτος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ φέρμᾰ tò phérma	τὼ φέρμᾰτε tṑ phérmate	τᾰ̀ φέρμᾰτᾰ tà phérmata
Genitive	τοῦ φέρμᾰτος toû phérmatos	τοῖν φερμᾰ́τοιν toîn phermátoin	τῶν φερμᾰ́των tôn phermátōn
Dative	τῷ φέρμᾰτῐ tôi phérmati	τοῖν φερμᾰ́τοιν toîn phermátoin	τοῖς φέρμᾰσῐ / φέρμᾰσῐν toîs phérmasi(n)
Accusative	τὸ φέρμᾰ tò phérma	τὼ φέρμᾰτε tṑ phérmate	τᾰ̀ φέρμᾰτᾰ tà phérmata
Vocative	φέρμᾰ phérma	φέρμᾰτε phérmate	φέρμᾰτᾰ phérmata
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

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