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λέμμα

Third declension Noun; Neuter 자동번역 Transliteration:

Principal Part: λέμμα

Structure: λεμματ (Stem)

Etym.: le/pw

Sense

  1. that which is peeled off, rind, husk, (in the phrase ἰχθύων λέμματα) (fish)scales
  2. (figuratively, used of one who has been swindled) a mere husk

Declension

Third declension
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative λέμμα λέμματε λέμματα
Genitive λέμματος λεμμάτοιν λεμμάτων
Dative λέμματι λεμμάτοιν λέμμασιν*
Accusative λέμμα λέμματε λέμματα
Vocative λέμμα λέμματε λέμματα

The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.

Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.

Examples

  • ἀλλ’ ὥσπερ ᾠὸν νὴ Δί’ ἀπολέψαντα χρὴ ἀπὸ τῆσ κεφαλῆσ τὸ λέμμα κᾆθ’ οὕτω φιλεῖν. (Aristophanes, Birds, Episode, anapests13)
  • τῆσ δὴ σαρκοειδοῦσ φύσεωσ οὐ καταξηραινομένησ λέμμα μεῖζον περιγιγνόμενον ἐχωρίζετο, δέρμα τὸ νῦν λεγόμενον. (Plato, Hippias Major, Hippias Minor, Ion, Menexenus, Cleitophon, Timaeus, Critias, Minos, Epinomis, 380:3)

Synonyms

  1. that which is peeled off

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Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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