αίμα

See also: αἷμα

Greek

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek αἷμα (haîma) / αἷμαν (haîman, blood), from Ancient Greek αἷμα (haîma, blood), which is of ultimately uncertain and highly contested origin (see Ancient Greek lemma for various proposed derivations from Proto-Indo-European or Northwest Semitic languages).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈe.ma/
  • Hyphenation: αί‧μα
  • Audio (standard):(file)

Noun

αίμα • (aíman (plural αίματα)

  1. (medicine) blood

Declension

Declension of αίμα
singular plural
nominative αίμα (aíma) αίματα (aímata)
genitive αίματος (aímatos) αιμάτων (aimáton)
accusative αίμα (aíma) αίματα (aímata)
vocative αίμα (aíma) αίματα (aímata)

Alternative forms

αίμα

Further reading

  • αίμα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
  • αίμαKriaras, Emmanuel (1969-) Επιτομή του Λεξικού της Μεσαιωνικής Ελληνικής Δημώδους Γραμματείας (Epitomí tou Lexikoú tis Mesaionikís Ellinikís Dimódous Grammateías) [Concise Dictionary of the Kriaras' Dictionary of Medieval Vulgar Greek Literature (1100–1669) Vols. 1–14. Vols 15- under I. Kazazes.)] (in Greek), Thessaloniki: Centre for the Greek language Online edition (abbreviations) Printed edition 2022: 22 vols.)