Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From ὑφάζω (hupházō, to weave) +‎ -μα (-ma, nominal suffix), the former from ὑφαίνω (huphaínō, to weave) +‎ -ᾰ́ζω (-ázō, verbal suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ὕφασμᾰ (húphasman (genitive ὑφάσμᾰτος); third declension

  1. woven robe, web

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Greek: ύφασμα (ýfasma)

References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ὑφαίνω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1540

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