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himation
himation
English
A woman wearing a chiton (left), and two women with a himation over a chiton (right).
Noun
himation (plural himatia or himations)
- A rectangular cloak of linen or wool, worn in Ancient Greece, usually over a chiton.
Translations
ancient Greek clothing item: cloak
See also
Finnish
Noun
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 | |
| instructive | — | himationein | |
| abessive | himationitta | himationeitta | |
| comitative | — | himationeineen | |