δόλωμα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From δολόω (dolóō, “to beguile, to ensnare”) +‎ -μᾰ (-ma, result noun suffix).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /dó.lɔː.ma/ → /ˈðo.lo.ma/ → /ˈðo.lo.ma/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /dó.lɔː.ma/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈdo.lo.ma/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈðo.lo.ma/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈðo.lo.ma/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈðo.lo.ma/

Noun

δόλωμᾰ • (dólōma) n (genitive δολώμᾰτος); third declension

1. trick, deceit
2. stratagem, ruse

Inflection

Third declension of τὸ δόλωμᾰ; τοῦ δολώμᾰτος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ δόλωμᾰ tò dólōma	τὼ δολώμᾰτε tṑ dolṓmate	τᾰ̀ δολώμᾰτᾰ tà dolṓmata
Genitive	τοῦ δολώμᾰτος toû dolṓmatos	τοῖν δολωμᾰ́τοιν toîn dolōmátoin	τῶν δολωμᾰ́των tôn dolōmátōn
Dative	τῷ δολώμᾰτῐ tôi dolṓmati	τοῖν δολωμᾰ́τοιν toîn dolōmátoin	τοῖς δολώμᾰσῐ / δολώμᾰσῐν toîs dolṓmasi(n)
Accusative	τὸ δόλωμᾰ tò dólōma	τὼ δολώμᾰτε tṑ dolṓmate	τᾰ̀ δολώμᾰτᾰ tà dolṓmata
Vocative	δόλωμᾰ dólōma	δολώμᾰτε dolṓmate	δολώμᾰτᾰ dolṓmata
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

• “δόλωμα”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• δόλωμα in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette

Greek

Noun

δόλωμα • (dóloma) n (plural δολώματα)

1. (hunting, fishing) bait

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	δόλωμα (dóloma)	δολώματα (dolómata)
genitive	δολώματος (dolómatos)	δολωμάτων (dolomáton)
accusative	δόλωμα (dóloma)	δολώματα (dolómata)
vocative	δόλωμα (dóloma)	δολώματα (dolómata)

Related terms

• δολώνω (dolóno, “to bait”)
• αδόλωτος (adólotos, “unbaited”)