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λέμμα?

Third declension Noun; Neuter 자동번역 Transliteration: lemma

Principal Part: λέμμα

Structure: λεμματ (Stem)

Etym.: λέπω

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 λέμμασι(ν)
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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