μέλημα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From μέλω (mélō, “to care for”) +‎ -μα (-ma).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

μέλημᾰ • (mélēma) n (genitive μελήμᾰτος); third declension

  1. object of care, beloved object
  2. charge, duty
  3. care, anxiety

Inflection
Third declension of τὸ μέλημᾰ; τοῦ μελήμᾰτος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ μέλημᾰ
tò mélēma		 τὼ μελήμᾰτε
tṑ melḗmate		 τᾰ̀ μελήμᾰτᾰ
tà melḗmata
Genitive τοῦ μελήμᾰτος
toû melḗmatos		 τοῖν μελημᾰ́τοιν
toîn melēmátoin		 τῶν μελημᾰ́των
tôn melēmátōn
Dative τῷ μελήμᾰτῐ
tôi melḗmati		 τοῖν μελημᾰ́τοιν
toîn melēmátoin		 τοῖς μελήμᾰσῐ / μελήμᾰσῐν
toîs melḗmasi(n)
Accusative τὸ μέλημᾰ
tò mélēma		 τὼ μελήμᾰτε
tṑ melḗmate		 τᾰ̀ μελήμᾰτᾰ
tà melḗmata
Vocative μέλημᾰ
mélēma		 μελήμᾰτε
melḗmate		 μελήμᾰτᾰ
melḗmata
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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