pammachum

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek παμμάχιον (pammákhion, “pankration”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpam.ma.kʰum/, [ˈpämːäkʰʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpam.ma.kum/, [ˈpämːäkum]

Noun

pammachum n (genitive pammachī); second declension

1. An athletic contest consisting of wrestling and boxing; pankration.

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	pammachum	pammacha
Genitive	pammachī	pammachōrum
Dative	pammachō	pammachīs
Accusative	pammachum	pammacha
Ablative	pammachō	pammachīs
Vocative	pammachum	pammacha

Synonyms

• (athletic contest consisting of wrestling and boxing): pancratium

Derived terms

• pammachārius

References

• “pammachum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• pammachum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.