κλίμα

See also: κλήμα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From κλῐ́νω (klínō, “I slope, incline”) +‎ -μᾰ (-ma).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

κλῐ́μᾰ • (klíma) n (genitive κλῐ́μᾰτος); third declension

  1. a slope, incline, inclination
  2. the supposed slope of the earth from the equator to the pole; (terrestrial) latitude
  3. a region, zone or belt of the earth; a clime

Declension
Third declension of τὸ κλῐ́μᾰ; τοῦ κλῐ́μᾰτος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ κλῐ́μᾰ
tò klíma		 τὼ κλῐ́μᾰτε
tṑ klímate		 τᾰ̀ κλῐ́μᾰτᾰ
tà klímata
Genitive τοῦ κλῐ́μᾰτος
toû klímatos		 τοῖν κλῐμᾰ́τοιν
toîn klimátoin		 τῶν κλῐμᾰ́των
tôn klimátōn
Dative τῷ κλῐ́μᾰτῐ
tôi klímati		 τοῖν κλῐμᾰ́τοιν
toîn klimátoin		 τοῖς κλῐ́μᾰσῐ / κλῐ́μᾰσῐν
toîs klímasi(n)
Accusative τὸ κλῐ́μᾰ
tò klíma		 τὼ κλῐ́μᾰτε
tṑ klímate		 τᾰ̀ κλῐ́μᾰτᾰ
tà klímata
Vocative κλῐ́μᾰ
klíma		 κλῐ́μᾰτε
klímate		 κλῐ́μᾰτᾰ
klímata
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms
  • κλιματάρχης (klimatárkhēs)
  • κλιματίας (klimatías)
  • κλιματικός (klimatikós)

Descendants

References

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κλίμα (klíma).

Noun

κλίμα • (klíma) n (plural κλίματα)

  1. (meteorology) climate
  2. (figuratively) atmosphere, mood
  3. (religion) see, the district or area covered by a Greek Orthodox patriarchate
    Η Κρήτη ανήκει στο κλίμα του Οικουμενικού Πατριαρχείου.
    I Kríti aníkei sto klíma tou Oikoumenikoú Patriarcheíou.
    Crete is in the klima of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.

Declension
declension of κλίμα
case     \     number singular plural
nominative κλίμα • κλίματα •
genitive κλίματος • κλιμάτων •
accusative κλίμα • κλίματα •
vocative κλίμα • κλίματα •

See also
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