Ancient Greek

Suffix

-μᾰ • ‎(-ma) ‎(genitive -μᾰτος) n, third declension

1. Added to verbal stems to form neuter nouns denoting the result of an action, a particular instance of an action, or the object of an action

   γράφω ‎(gráphō, “write”) → γράμμα ‎(grámma, “that which is written”)

   σχίζω ‎(skhízō, “divide”) → σχίσμα ‎(skhísma, “that which is divided”)

   ἀθλέω ‎(athléō, “compete”) → ἄθλημα ‎(áthlēma, “a contest”)

Usage notes

Resulting nouns always have recessive accent.

Inflection

Derived terms

References

• Smyth, Herbert Weir (1920), “Part III: Formation of Words”, in A Greek grammar for colleges, Cambridge: American Book Company, § 861
• Andrew L. Sihler (1995) New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin, New York, Oxford, Oxford University Press

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from the Ancient Greek -μα ‎(-ma).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ma/

Suffix

-μα • ‎(-ma) n

1. added to a verb form to create gerund and action nouns:

   καπνίζω ("to smoke")     κάπνισμα ("smoking")

   ζεσταίνω ("to heat up")     ζέσταμα ("warming up")

   τελειώνω ("to end")     τελείωμα ("ending")

   ανοίγω ("to open")     άνοιγμα ("opening")

Declension

Synonyms

• -ιμο n ‎(-imo)

Derived terms

• Category:Greek words suffixed with -μα