χρῶμα

See also: χρώμα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *kʰrṓwmə, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrēw- (“to grind, rub”), extended from *gʰer- (“to rub”). See χρίω (khríō). Related to χρώς (khrṓs).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

χρῶμᾰ • (khrôma) n (genitive χρώμᾰτος); third declension

  1. skin (esp. the human body)
  2. colour (esp. of the skin or body); pigment
  3. complexion
  4. character of style in writing; ornaments
  5. chromatic scale; music

Inflection
Third declension of τὸ χρῶμᾰ; τοῦ χρώμᾰτος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ χρῶμᾰ
tò khrôma		 τὼ χρώμᾰτε
tṑ khrṓmate		 τᾰ̀ χρώμᾰτᾰ
tà khrṓmata
Genitive τοῦ χρώμᾰτος
toû khrṓmatos		 τοῖν χρωμᾰ́τοιν
toîn khrōmátoin		 τῶν χρωμᾰ́των
tôn khrōmátōn
Dative τῷ χρώμᾰτῐ
tôi khrṓmati		 τοῖν χρωμᾰ́τοιν
toîn khrōmátoin		 τοῖς χρώμᾰσῐ / χρώμᾰσῐν
toîs khrṓmasi(n)
Accusative τὸ χρῶμᾰ
tò khrôma		 τὼ χρώμᾰτε
tṑ khrṓmate		 τᾰ̀ χρώμᾰτᾰ
tà khrṓmata
Vocative χρῶμᾰ
khrôma		 χρώμᾰτε
khrṓmate		 χρώμᾰτᾰ
khrṓmata
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Greek: χρώμα (chróma)
  • English: chromo-

Further reading
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