γαράμας

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Γαράμαντες (Garámantes), because they exported the guinea fowl to the Greeks.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɡa.rá.maːs/ → /ɣaˈra.mas/ → /ɣaˈra.mas/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɡa.rá.maːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɡaˈra.mas/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ɣaˈra.mas/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ɣaˈra.mas/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ɣaˈra.mas/

Noun

γᾰρᾰ́μᾱς • (gărắmās) m (genitive γᾰρᾰ́μᾰντος); third declension

1. guinea fowl (Numida meleagris)

   Synonym: μελεαγρίς (meleagrís)

Declension

Third declension of ὁ γᾰρᾰ́μᾱς; τοῦ γᾰρᾰ́μᾰντος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ γᾰρᾰ́μᾱς ho gărắmās	τὼ γᾰρᾰ́μᾰντε tṑ gărắmănte	οἱ γᾰρᾰ́μᾰντες hoi gărắmăntes
Genitive	τοῦ γᾰρᾰ́μᾰντος toû gărắmăntos	τοῖν γᾰρᾰμᾰ́ντοιν toîn gărămắntoin	τῶν γᾰρᾰμᾰ́ντων tôn gărămắntōn
Dative	τῷ γᾰρᾰ́μᾰντῐ tôi gărắmăntĭ	τοῖν γᾰρᾰμᾰ́ντοιν toîn gărămắntoin	τοῖς γᾰρᾰ́μᾱσῐ / γᾰρᾰ́μᾱσῐν toîs gărắmāsĭ(n)
Accusative	τὸν γᾰρᾰ́μᾰντᾰ tòn gărắmăntă	τὼ γᾰρᾰ́μᾰντε tṑ gărắmănte	τοὺς γᾰρᾰ́μᾰντᾰς toùs gărắmăntăs
Vocative	γᾰρᾰ́μᾰν gărắmăn	γᾰρᾰ́μᾰντε gărắmănte	γᾰρᾰ́μᾰντες gărắmăntes
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

• γαράμας in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)