Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From σῠνῐ́στημῐ (sunístēmi, I place together, associate, unite) +‎ -μᾰ (-ma).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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σύστημᾰ (sústēman (genitive συστήμᾰτος); third declension

  1. a whole made of several parts or members, system.
  2. an organized government, confederacy
  3. a body of soldiers, corps
  4. flock, herd
  5. college of priests or magistrates
  6. (music) the combination of several tones
  7. the combination of several verses into a whole composition
  8. the accumulation of sediment
  9. machine, apparatus

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Latin: systēma (see there for further descendants)
  • Russian: систе́ма f (sistéma)

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Greek

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek σύστημα (sústēma).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsis.ti.ma/
  • Hyphenation: σύσ‧τη‧μα

Noun

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σύστημα (sýstiman (plural συστήματα)

  1. system

Declension

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Declension of σύστημα
singular plural
nominative σύστημα (sýstima) συστήματα (systímata)
genitive συστήματος (systímatos) συστημάτων (systimáton)
accusative σύστημα (sýstima) συστήματα (systímata)
vocative σύστημα (sýstima) συστήματα (systímata)

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Further reading

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  NODES
eth 3
see 2