ψήφισμα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ψᾱ́φῐγμᾰ (psā́phigma) — Doric

Etymology

From ψηφίζω (psēphízō, “vote”) +‎ -μᾰ (-ma).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /psɛ̌ː.pʰiz.ma/ → /ˈpsi.ɸiz.ma/ → /ˈpsi.fiz.ma/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /psɛ̌ː.pʰiz.ma/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈpse̝.pʰiz.ma/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈpsi.ɸiz.ma/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈpsi.fiz.ma/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈpsi.fiz.ma/

Noun

ψήφῐσμᾰ • (psḗphisma) n (genitive ψηφῐ́σμᾰτος); third declension

1. a proposal passed by a majority vote
2. a decree or law

Inflection

Third declension of τὸ ψήφῐσμᾰ; τοῦ ψηφῐ́σμᾰτος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ ψήφῐσμᾰ tò psḗphisma	τὼ ψηφῐ́σμᾰτε tṑ psēphísmate	τᾰ̀ ψηφῐ́σμᾰτᾰ tà psēphísmata
Genitive	τοῦ ψηφῐ́σμᾰτος toû psēphísmatos	τοῖν ψηφῐσμᾰ́τοιν toîn psēphismátoin	τῶν ψηφῐσμᾰ́των tôn psēphismátōn
Dative	τῷ ψηφῐ́σμᾰτῐ tôi psēphísmati	τοῖν ψηφῐσμᾰ́τοιν toîn psēphismátoin	τοῖς ψηφῐ́σμᾰσῐ / ψηφῐ́σμᾰσῐν toîs psēphísmasi(n)
Accusative	τὸ ψήφῐσμᾰ tò psḗphisma	τὼ ψηφῐ́σμᾰτε tṑ psēphísmate	τᾰ̀ ψηφῐ́σμᾰτᾰ tà psēphísmata
Vocative	ψήφῐσμᾰ psḗphisma	ψηφῐ́σμᾰτε psēphísmate	ψηφῐ́σμᾰτᾰ psēphísmata
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Related terms

• ψηφῐ́ζω (psēphízō, “count; vote”)
• and see ψῆφος (psêphos, “pebble, counter, vote”)

Descendants

• Greek: ψήφισμα n (psífisma, “petition, resolution”)
• → Latin: psēphisma

References

• “ψήφισμα”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ψήφισμα”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ψήφισμα in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • act idem, page 9.
  • bill idem, page 79.
  • decision idem, page 201.
  • decree idem, page 202.
  • edict idem, page 261.
  • enactment idem, page 270.
  • measure idem, page 520.
  • motion idem, page 542.
  • proposal idem, page 653.
  • resolution idem, page 702.
  • vote idem, page 957.

Greek

Etymology

Ancient Greek ψήφῐσμᾰ (psḗphisma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpsi.fi.zma/
• Hyphenation: ψή‧φι‧σμα

Noun

ψήφισμα • (psífisma) n (plural ψηφίσματα)

1. resolution (a motion voted for and accepted by a meeting)

Declension

Declension of ψήφισμα

	singular	plural
nominative	ψήφισμα (psífisma)	ψηφίσματα (psifísmata)
genitive	ψηφίσματος (psifísmatos)	ψηφισμάτων (psifismáton)
accusative	ψήφισμα (psífisma)	ψηφίσματα (psifísmata)
vocative	ψήφισμα (psífisma)	ψηφίσματα (psifísmata)

Related terms

• ψηφίζω (psifízo, “vote”)
• ψηφοφορία f (psifoforía, “voting procedure”)
• vote related terms: see at ψήφος (fem.)
• and see related terms at ψήφος

See also

• πρόταση f (prótasi, “motion”)

Further reading

• ψήφισμα on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el