μέλασμα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From μελαίνω (melaínō, “to blacken”) and the suffix -μα (-ma).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

μέλασμᾰ • (mélasma) n (genitive μελάσμᾰτος); third declension

  1. A black or livid spot
    1. A black hair dye
    2. The solid ink in a pencil
    3. (in the plural) spots in the moon

Inflection
Third declension of τὸ μέλασμᾰ; τοῦ μελάσμᾰτος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ μέλασμᾰ
tò mélasma		 τὼ μελάσμᾰτε
tṑ melásmate		 τᾰ̀ μελάσμᾰτᾰ
tà melásmata
Genitive τοῦ μελάσμᾰτος
toû melásmatos		 τοῖν μελασμᾰ́τοιν
toîn melasmátoin		 τῶν μελασμᾰ́των
tôn melasmátōn
Dative τῷ μελάσμᾰτῐ
tôi melásmati		 τοῖν μελασμᾰ́τοιν
toîn melasmátoin		 τοῖς μελάσμᾰσῐ / μελάσμᾰσῐν
toîs melásmasi(n)
Accusative τὸ μέλασμᾰ
tò mélasma		 τὼ μελάσμᾰτε
tṑ melásmate		 τᾰ̀ μελάσμᾰτᾰ
tà melásmata
Vocative μέλασμᾰ
mélasma		 μελάσμᾰτε
melásmate		 μελάσμᾰτᾰ
melásmata
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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