στρῶμα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *strṓmə, from Proto-Indo-European *stérh₃mn̥ (“that which is strewn; bedding”); equivalent to στρώννυμι (strṓnnumi, “to spread, to stretch”) +‎ -μα (-ma). Cognate with Sanskrit स्तरिमन् (stariman, “bedding, bedclothes”) and Latin strāmen (“litter (straw for bedding)”).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

στρῶμᾰ • (strôma) n (genitive στρώμᾰτος); third declension

  1. mattress, bed
    Synonyms: κράββατος (krábbatos), στρωμνή (strōmnḗ)
  2. (in the plural) bedclothes
  3. horsecloth

Inflection
Third declension of τὸ στρῶμᾰ; τοῦ στρώμᾰτος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ στρῶμᾰ
tò strôma		 τὼ στρώμᾰτε
tṑ strṓmate		 τᾰ̀ στρώμᾰτᾰ
tà strṓmata
Genitive τοῦ στρώμᾰτος
toû strṓmatos		 τοῖν στρωμᾰ́τοιν
toîn strōmátoin		 τῶν στρωμᾰ́των
tôn strōmátōn
Dative τῷ στρώμᾰτῐ
tôi strṓmati		 τοῖν στρωμᾰ́τοιν
toîn strōmátoin		 τοῖς στρώμᾰσῐ / στρώμᾰσῐν
toîs strṓmasi(n)
Accusative τὸ στρῶμᾰ
tò strôma		 τὼ στρώμᾰτε
tṑ strṓmate		 τᾰ̀ στρώμᾰτᾰ
tà strṓmata
Vocative στρῶμᾰ
strôma		 στρώμᾰτε
strṓmate		 στρώμᾰτᾰ
strṓmata
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms
  • στρωματεύς (strōmateús)
  • στρωματίζω (strōmatízō)
  • στρωμάτιον (strōmátion)
  • στρωματίτης (strōmatítēs)
  • στρωματόδεσμον (strōmatódesmon)
  • στρωματοφθορέω (strōmatophthoréō)
  • στρωματοφύλαξ (strōmatophúlax)

Descendants
  • → English: stroma
  • → Italian: stroma

Further reading
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