himation

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἱμάτιον (himátion), diminutive of ἷμα (hîma), a variant form of εἷμα (heîma, “garment”).

Noun

himation (plural himatia or himations)

1. (historical) A rectangular cloak of linen or wool, worn in Ancient Greece, usually over a chiton.
   • 2002, chapter I, in Nikolaos Kaltsas, editor, Sculpture in the National Archaeological Museum, Athens‎, page 156:

     She wears a chiton and himation, using both hands to hold the edge of the latter, in which she has gathered apples.

Translations

ancient Greek clothing item: cloak

Finnish: himation French: himation (fr) m German: Himation n Greek: ιμάτιο (el) n (imátio) Ancient: ἱμάτιον n (himátion) Japanese: ヒマティオン (himation) Russian: гима́тий (ru) m (gimátij)

See also

• peplum, peplos
• chiton
• chlamys
• exomis

Further reading

• himation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Finnish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἱμάτιον (himátion).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhimɑtion/, [ˈhimɑ̝ˌt̪io̞n]
• Rhymes: -ion
• Syllabification^(key): hi‧ma‧ti‧on
• Hyphenation^(key): hi‧ma‧ti‧on

Noun

himation

1. himation

Declension

Inflection of himation (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		himation	himationit
genitive		himationin	himationien
partitive		himationia	himationeja
illative		himationiin	himationeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		himation	himationit
accusative	nom.	himation	himationit
	gen.	himationin
genitive		himationin	himationien
partitive		himationia	himationeja
inessive		himationissa	himationeissa
elative		himationista	himationeista
illative		himationiin	himationeihin
adessive		himationilla	himationeilla
ablative		himationilta	himationeilta
allative		himationille	himationeille
essive		himationina	himationeina
translative		himationiksi	himationeiksi
abessive		himationitta	himationeitta
instructive		—	himationein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of himation (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative himationini himationini accusative nom. himationini himationini gen. himationini genitive himationini himationieni partitive himationiani himationejani inessive himationissani himationeissani elative himationistani himationeistani illative himationiini himationeihini adessive himationillani himationeillani ablative himationiltani himationeiltani allative himationilleni himationeilleni essive himationinani himationeinani translative himationikseni himationeikseni abessive himationittani himationeittani instructive — — comitative — himationeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative himationisi himationisi accusative nom. himationisi himationisi gen. himationisi genitive himationisi himationiesi partitive himationiasi himationejasi inessive himationissasi himationeissasi elative himationistasi himationeistasi illative himationiisi himationeihisi adessive himationillasi himationeillasi ablative himationiltasi himationeiltasi allative himationillesi himationeillesi essive himationinasi himationeinasi translative himationiksesi himationeiksesi abessive himationittasi himationeittasi instructive — — comitative — himationeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative himationimme himationimme accusative nom. himationimme himationimme gen. himationimme genitive himationimme himationiemme partitive himationiamme himationejamme inessive himationissamme himationeissamme elative himationistamme himationeistamme illative himationiimme himationeihimme adessive himationillamme himationeillamme ablative himationiltamme himationeiltamme allative himationillemme himationeillemme essive himationinamme himationeinamme translative himationiksemme himationeiksemme abessive himationittamme himationeittamme instructive — — comitative — himationeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative himationinne himationinne accusative nom. himationinne himationinne gen. himationinne genitive himationinne himationienne partitive himationianne himationejanne inessive himationissanne himationeissanne elative himationistanne himationeistanne illative himationiinne himationeihinne adessive himationillanne himationeillanne ablative himationiltanne himationeiltanne allative himationillenne himationeillenne essive himationinanne himationeinanne translative himationiksenne himationeiksenne abessive himationittanne himationeittanne instructive — — comitative — himationeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative himationinsa himationinsa accusative nom. himationinsa himationinsa gen. himationinsa genitive himationinsa himationiensa partitive himationiaan himationiansa himationejaan himationejansa inessive himationissaan himationissansa himationeissaan himationeissansa elative himationistaan himationistansa himationeistaan himationeistansa illative himationiinsa himationeihinsa adessive himationillaan himationillansa himationeillaan himationeillansa ablative himationiltaan himationiltansa himationeiltaan himationeiltansa allative himationilleen himationillensa himationeilleen himationeillensa essive himationinaan himationinansa himationeinaan himationeinansa translative himationikseen himationiksensa himationeikseen himationeiksensa abessive himationittaan himationittansa himationeittaan himationeittansa instructive — — comitative — himationeineen himationeinensa

French

Pronunciation

• ^{(aspirated h)} IPA^(key): /i.ma.tjɔ̃/

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Noun

himation m (plural himations)

1. himation

Further reading

• “himation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.