"πτῶμα" meaning in Ancient Greek

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Noun

IPA: /ptɔ̂ː.ma/, /ˈpto.ma/, /ˈpto.ma/, /ptɔ̂ː.ma/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈpto.ma/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈpto.ma/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈpto.ma/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈpto.ma/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From πίπτω (píptō, “to fall”) + -μα (-ma, result noun suffix). Etymology templates: {{root|grc|ine-pro|*peth₂-}}, {{suffix|grc|πίπτω|μα|pos2=result noun suffix|t1=to fall}} πίπτω (píptō, “to fall”) + -μα (-ma, result noun suffix) Head templates: {{grc-noun|πτώματος|n|third}} πτῶμα • (ptôma) n (genitive πτώματος); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|πτῶμᾰ|πτώματος|form=N}} Forms: ptôma [romanization], πτώματος [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], τὸ πτῶμᾰ [nominative, singular], πτώμᾰτε [dual, nominative], τᾰ̀ πτώμᾰτᾰ [nominative, plural], τοῦ πτώμᾰτος [genitive, singular], πτωμᾰ́τοιν [dual, genitive], πτωμᾰ́των [genitive, plural], τῷ πτώμᾰτῐ [dative, singular], πτωμᾰ́τοιν [dative, dual], τοῖς πτώμᾰσῐ [dative, plural], πτώμᾰσῐν [dative, plural], toîs ptṓmăsĭ [dative, plural], toîs ptṓmăsĭn [dative, plural], τὸ πτῶμᾰ [accusative, singular], πτώμᾰτε [accusative, dual], τᾰ̀ πτώμᾰτᾰ [accusative, plural], πτῶμᾰ [singular, vocative], πτώμᾰτε [dual, vocative], πτώμᾰτᾰ [plural, vocative]
  1. fall
    Sense id: en-πτῶμα-grc-noun-LcRq8beM
  2. misfortune, calamity, defeat
    Sense id: en-πτῶμα-grc-noun-RkjnveDy
  3. one who has fallen: corpse, dead body
    Sense id: en-πτῶμα-grc-noun-Vu8TsjIf Categories (other): Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension: 15 25 34 26
  4. of buildings: ruin
    Sense id: en-πτῶμα-grc-noun-lUNWd2FD Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -μα, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 12 20 25 43 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -μα: 14 23 27 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 21 19 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 10 9 77
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      "ipa": "/ˈpto.ma/"
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      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
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      "ipa": "/ˈpto.ma/",
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