δίπλωμα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From δῐπλόω (dĭplóō, “I double”) +‎ -μᾰ (-mă, result noun suffix).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /dí.plɔː.ma/ → /ˈði.plo.ma/ → /ˈði.plo.ma/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /dí.plɔː.ma/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈdi.plo.ma/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈði.plo.ma/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈði.plo.ma/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈði.plo.ma/

Noun

δῐ́πλωμᾰ • (dĭ́plōmă) n (genitive δῐπλώμᾰτος); third declension

1. something double
   1. the parallel streams of the Milky Way
   2. the fetal position
2. folded paper
   1. letter of recommendation, passport, order enabling a traveller to use the public post, receipt of payment of fees or taxes
   2. duplicate, counterpart
3. double pot, for boiling unguents

Inflection

Third declension of τὸ δῐ́πλωμᾰ; τοῦ δῐπλώμᾰτος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ δῐ́πλωμᾰ tò dĭ́plōmă	τὼ δῐπλώμᾰτε tṑ dĭplṓmăte	τᾰ̀ δῐπλώμᾰτᾰ tằ dĭplṓmătă
Genitive	τοῦ δῐπλώμᾰτος toû dĭplṓmătos	τοῖν δῐπλωμᾰ́τοιν toîn dĭplōmắtoin	τῶν δῐπλωμᾰ́των tôn dĭplōmắtōn
Dative	τῷ δῐπλώμᾰτῐ tōî dĭplṓmătĭ	τοῖν δῐπλωμᾰ́τοιν toîn dĭplōmắtoin	τοῖς δῐπλώμᾰσῐ / δῐπλώμᾰσῐν toîs dĭplṓmăsĭ(n)
Accusative	τὸ δῐ́πλωμᾰ tò dĭ́plōmă	τὼ δῐπλώμᾰτε tṑ dĭplṓmăte	τᾰ̀ δῐπλώμᾰτᾰ tằ dĭplṓmătă
Vocative	δῐ́πλωμᾰ dĭ́plōmă	δῐπλώμᾰτε dĭplṓmăte	δῐπλώμᾰτᾰ dĭplṓmătă
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• δίπλωμα ὄνων (díplōma ónōn, “a tax in Egypt”)

References

• “δίπλωμα”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “δίπλωμα”, in Liddell & Scott (1889), An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• δίπλωμα in Bailly, Anatole (1935), Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• δίπλωμα in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
• δίπλωμα in Trapp, Erich, et al. (1994–2007), Lexikon zur byzantinischen Gräzität besonders des 9.-12. Jahrhunderts [the Lexicon of Byzantine Hellenism, Particularly the 9th–12th Centuries], Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δίπλωμα (díplōma), equivalent to διπλώνω (diplóno, “to fold”) +‎ -μα (-ma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈði.plo.ma/
• Hyphenation: δί‧πλω‧μα

Noun

δίπλωμα • (díploma) n (plural διπλώματα)

1. folding of map etc (especially folding in half)
2. diploma, certificate
3. degree (certificate)
4. driver's license (short for δίπλωμα οδήγησης)

Declension

Declension of δίπλωμα

	singular	plural
nominative	δίπλωμα (díploma)	διπλώματα (diplómata)
genitive	διπλώματος (diplómatos)	διπλωμάτων (diplomáton)
accusative	δίπλωμα (díploma)	διπλώματα (diplómata)
vocative	δίπλωμα (díploma)	διπλώματα (diplómata)