ὄρυγμα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ὀρῠ́σσω (orússō, “to dig”) +‎ -μᾰ (-ma).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

ὄρῠγμᾰ • (órugma) n (genitive ὀρῠ́γμᾰτος); third declension

  1. trench, ditch, moat
    Synonyms: κᾰ́πετος (kápetos), τᾰ́φρος (táphros)
  2. tunnel, mine, excavation
  3. (at Athens) pit into which condemned criminals were thrown
    Synonym: βᾰ́ρᾰθρον (bárathron)

Inflection
Third declension of τὸ ὄρῠγμᾰ; τοῦ ὀρῠ́γμᾰτος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ ὄρῠγμᾰ
tò órugma		 τὼ ὀρῠ́γμᾰτε
tṑ orúgmate		 τᾰ̀ ὀρῠ́γμᾰτᾰ
tà orúgmata
Genitive τοῦ ὀρῠ́γμᾰτος
toû orúgmatos		 τοῖν ὀρῠγμᾰ́τοιν
toîn orugmátoin		 τῶν ὀρῠγμᾰ́των
tôn orugmátōn
Dative τῷ ὀρῠ́γμᾰτῐ
tôi orúgmati		 τοῖν ὀρῠγμᾰ́τοιν
toîn orugmátoin		 τοῖς ὀρῠ́γμᾰσῐ / ὀρῠ́γμᾰσῐν
toîs orúgmasi(n)
Accusative τὸ ὄρῠγμᾰ
tò órugma		 τὼ ὀρῠ́γμᾰτε
tṑ orúgmate		 τᾰ̀ ὀρῠ́γμᾰτᾰ
tà orúgmata
Vocative ὄρῠγμᾰ
órugma		 ὀρῠ́γμᾰτε
orúgmate		 ὀρῠ́γμᾰτᾰ
orúgmata
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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