"σφάλμα" meaning in Ancient Greek

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Noun

IPA: /spʰál.ma/, /ˈsɸal.ma/, /ˈsfal.ma/, /spʰál.ma/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈspʰal.ma/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈsɸal.ma/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈsfal.ma/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈsfal.ma/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: σφᾰ́λλω (sphắllō, “to fall, to be cast down”) + -μᾰ (-mă, suffix forming neuter nouns) Etymology templates: {{affix|grc|σφᾰ́λλω|-μᾰ|pos2=suffix forming neuter nouns|t1=to fall, to be cast down}} σφᾰ́λλω (sphắllō, “to fall, to be cast down”) + -μᾰ (-mă, suffix forming neuter nouns) Head templates: {{grc-noun|σφᾰ́λμᾰ|σφᾰ́λμᾰτος|n|third}} σφᾰ́λμᾰ • (sphắlmă) n (genitive σφᾰ́λμᾰτος); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|σφᾰ́λμᾰ|σφᾰ́λμᾰτος|form=N}} Forms: σφᾰ́λμᾰ [canonical], sphắlmă [romanization], σφᾰ́λμᾰτος [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], τὸ σφᾰ́λμᾰ [nominative, singular], τὼ σφᾰ́λμᾰτε [dual, nominative], τᾰ̀ σφᾰ́λμᾰτᾰ [nominative, plural], τοῦ σφᾰ́λμᾰτος [genitive, singular], τοῖν σφᾰλμᾰ́τοιν [dual, genitive], τῶν σφᾰλμᾰ́των [genitive, plural], τῷ σφᾰ́λμᾰτῐ [dative, singular], τοῖν σφᾰλμᾰ́τοιν [dative, dual], τοῖς σφᾰ́λμᾰσῐ [dative, plural], σφᾰ́λμᾰσῐν [dative, plural], toîs sphắlmăsĭ [dative, plural], toîs sphắlmăsĭn [dative, plural], τὸ σφᾰ́λμᾰ [accusative, singular], τὼ σφᾰ́λμᾰτε [accusative, dual], τᾰ̀ σφᾰ́λμᾰτᾰ [accusative, plural], σφᾰ́λμᾰ [singular, vocative], σφᾰ́λμᾰτε [dual, vocative], σφᾰ́λμᾰτᾰ [plural, vocative]
  1. a trip, a stumble, a false step
    Sense id: en-σφάλμα-grc-noun-5zopf121 Categories (other): Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension: 42 37 21
  2. a fall, a failure, a defeat Synonyms: σφᾰλμός
    Sense id: en-σφάλμα-grc-noun-zZqz13wy Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -μα, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 30 55 15 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension: 42 37 21 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -μα: 36 46 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 31 58 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 59 11
  3. a fault, an error Synonyms: σφᾰλμός
    Sense id: en-σφάλμα-grc-noun-jH3KZP2Z Categories (other): Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension: 42 37 21
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      "ipa": "/spʰál.ma/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɸal.ma/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsfal.ma/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/spʰál.ma/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈspʰal.ma/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɸal.ma/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsfal.ma/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsfal.ma/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "σφάλμα"
}
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          "word": "σφᾰλμός"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/spʰál.ma/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɸal.ma/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsfal.ma/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/spʰál.ma/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈspʰal.ma/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɸal.ma/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsfal.ma/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsfal.ma/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "σφάλμα"
}

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