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νῆμα

Third declension Noun; Neuter 자동번역 Transliteration:

Principal Part: νῆμα νήματος

Structure: νηματ (Stem)

Etym.: ne/w3 to spin

Sense

  1. That which is spun: thread, yarn
  2. silk
  3. a spider's web

Declension

Third declension

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

  • ἢν δὲ ἀτενίσῃσ, κατόψει καὶ τὰσ Μοίρασ ἄνω ἐπικλωθούσασ ἑκάστῳ τὸν ἄτρακτον, ἀφ’ οὗ ἠρτῆσθαι συμβέβηκεν ἅπαντασ ἐκ λεπτῶν νημάτων. (Lucian, Contemplantes, (no name) 16:1)
  • ὅθεν οὐ νημάτων ἔστι λεπτῶν εὐπορήσαντασ ἐξελθεῖν βοηθείᾳ κόρησ ἄφρονοσ, ὥσπερ ἐκεῖνον Θησέα φασὶν ἐκ Κρήτησ σωθῆναι, αὐτῆσ οἶμαι τῆσ Ἀθηνᾶσ παρισταμένησ καὶ σῳζούσησ ἅμα. (Dio, Chrysostom, Orationes, 17:1)

Synonyms

  1. That which is spun

  2. silk

  3. a spider's web

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