ἅμα

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From the zero-grade of Proto-Indo-European *sem- (one).[1]

The dative is from the PIE comitative-instrumental.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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ᾰ̔́μᾰ (háma)

  1. marking the simultaneous occurrence of two events: simultaneously, at once, at the same time
  2. marking general concurrence (spatial, temporal, etc: together)

Preposition

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ᾰ̔́μᾰ (háma) (governs the dative)

  1. at the same time with
  2. together with

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Greek: άμα (áma)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἅμα”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 79

Further reading

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