πεῖσμα

See also: πείσμα

Ancient Greek

Etymology 1

From earlier *πένθ-σμα (*pénth-sma), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (“to tie; bond, band”), which Greek may have retained in πάσχω (páskhō, “to undergo, experience”) and πενθερός (pentherós, “father-in-law”).^[1]

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /pêːz.ma/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈpiz.ma/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈpiz.ma/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈpiz.ma/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈpiz.ma/

Noun

πεῖσμᾰ • (peîsmă) n (genitive πείσμᾰτος); third declension

(nautical) ship's cable, stern's cable
(in general) rope, cable, painter
(botany) stalk of the fig

Inflection

Third declension of τὸ πεῖσμᾰ; τοῦ πείσμᾰτος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ πεῖσμᾰ tò peîsmă	τὼ πείσμᾰτε tṑ peísmăte	τᾰ̀ πείσμᾰτᾰ tằ peísmătă
Genitive	τοῦ πείσμᾰτος toû peísmătos	τοῖν πεισμᾰ́τοιν toîn peismắtoin	τῶν πεισμᾰ́των tôn peismắtōn
Dative	τῷ πείσμᾰτῐ tōî peísmătĭ	τοῖν πεισμᾰ́τοιν toîn peismắtoin	τοῖς πείσμᾰσῐ / πείσμᾰσῐν toîs peísmăsĭ(n)
Accusative	τὸ πεῖσμᾰ tò peîsmă	τὼ πείσμᾰτε tṑ peísmăte	τᾰ̀ πείσμᾰτᾰ tằ peísmătă
Vocative	πεῖσμᾰ peîsmă	πείσμᾰτε peísmăte	πείσμᾰτᾰ peísmătă
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

πεισματικός (peismatikós)
πεισμάτιον (peismátion)
πεισμάτιος (peismátios)

References

^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “πεῖσμα [n.] ’rope, cable’”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1164

Etymology 2

From the s-aorist stem of πείθω (peíthō, “to persuade”) +‎ -μα (-ma).^[1]

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /pêːz.ma/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈpiz.ma/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈpiz.ma/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈpiz.ma/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈpiz.ma/

Noun

πεῖσμᾰ • (peîsmă) n (genitive πείσμᾰτος); third declension

persuasion, confidence

Inflection

Third declension of τὸ πεῖσμᾰ; τοῦ πείσμᾰτος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ πεῖσμᾰ tò peîsmă	τὼ πείσμᾰτε tṑ peísmăte	τᾰ̀ πείσμᾰτᾰ tằ peísmătă
Genitive	τοῦ πείσμᾰτος toû peísmătos	τοῖν πεισμᾰ́τοιν toîn peismắtoin	τῶν πεισμᾰ́των tôn peismắtōn
Dative	τῷ πείσμᾰτῐ tōî peísmătĭ	τοῖν πεισμᾰ́τοιν toîn peismắtoin	τοῖς πείσμᾰσῐ / πείσμᾰσῐν toîs peísmăsĭ(n)
Accusative	τὸ πεῖσμᾰ tò peîsmă	τὼ πείσμᾰτε tṑ peísmăte	τᾰ̀ πείσμᾰτᾰ tằ peísmătă
Vocative	πεῖσμᾰ peîsmă	πείσμᾰτε peísmăte	πείσμᾰτᾰ peísmătă
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

Greek: πείσμα (peísma)

References

^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “πείθομαι”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1161-1162: “DER > C. > line 3 > 4. πεῖσμα 'conviction, confidence'”

Ancient Greek

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

Inflection

Derived terms

References

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

Inflection

Descendants

References

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