χναῦμα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From χναύω (khnaúō, “to gnaw off, nibble”) +‎ -μα (-ma).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /kʰnâu̯.ma/ → /ˈxnaβ.ma/ → /ˈxnav.ma/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /kʰnâu̯.ma/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈkʰnaw.ma/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈxnaβ.ma/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈxnav.ma/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈxnav.ma/

Noun

χναῦμᾰ • (khnaûma) n (genitive χναύμᾰτος); third declension

1. slice, tidbit, morsel

Inflection

Third declension of τὸ χναῦμᾰ; τοῦ χναύμᾰτος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ χναῦμᾰ tò khnaûma	τὼ χναύμᾰτε tṑ khnaúmate	τᾰ̀ χναύμᾰτᾰ tà khnaúmata
Genitive	τοῦ χναύμᾰτος toû khnaúmatos	τοῖν χναυμᾰ́τοιν toîn khnaumátoin	τῶν χναυμᾰ́των tôn khnaumátōn
Dative	τῷ χναύμᾰτῐ tôi khnaúmati	τοῖν χναυμᾰ́τοιν toîn khnaumátoin	τοῖς χναύμᾰσῐ / χναύμᾰσῐν toîs khnaúmasi(n)
Accusative	τὸ χναῦμᾰ tò khnaûma	τὼ χναύμᾰτε tṑ khnaúmate	τᾰ̀ χναύμᾰτᾰ tà khnaúmata
Vocative	χναῦμᾰ khnaûma	χναύμᾰτε khnaúmate	χναύμᾰτᾰ khnaúmata
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

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