λῆμμα

See also: λήμμα and λέμμα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek root λᾱβ- (lāb-), whence λαμβάνω (lambánō, “I take”), and -μα (-ma).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

λῆμμᾰ • (lêmmă) n (genitive λήμμᾰτος); third declension

  1. gain, income
  2. premise, assumption

Inflection

Third declension of τὸ λῆμμᾰ; τοῦ λήμμᾰτος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ λῆμμᾰ
tò lêmmă 		τὼ λήμμᾰτε
tṑ lḗmmăte 		τᾰ̀ λήμμᾰτᾰ
tằ lḗmmătă
Genitive τοῦ λήμμᾰτος
toû lḗmmătos 		τοῖν λημμᾰ́τοιν
toîn lēmmắtoin 		τῶν λημμᾰ́των
tôn lēmmắtōn
Dative τῷ λήμμᾰτῐ
tōî lḗmmătĭ 		τοῖν λημμᾰ́τοιν
toîn lēmmắtoin 		τοῖς λήμμᾰσῐ / λήμμᾰσῐν
toîs lḗmmăsĭ(n)
Accusative τὸ λῆμμᾰ
tò lêmmă 		τὼ λήμμᾰτε
tṑ lḗmmăte 		τᾰ̀ λήμμᾰτᾰ
tằ lḗmmătă
Vocative λῆμμᾰ
lêmmă 		λήμμᾰτε
lḗmmăte 		λήμμᾰτᾰ
lḗmmătă
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

  • ἀνάλημμᾰ (análēmmă)
  • ἀντῐλημμᾰτίζω (antĭlēmmătízō)
  • διάλημμᾰ (diálēmmă)
  • δίλημμᾰ (dílēmmă)
  • κᾰτᾰ́λημμᾰ (kătắlēmmă)
  • λημμᾰτίζω (lēmmătízō)
  • λημμᾰτῐκός (lēmmătĭkós)
  • λημμᾰ́τῐον (lēmmắtĭon)
  • λημμᾰτῐστής (lēmmătĭstḗs)
  • μονολήμμᾰτος (monolḗmmătos)
  • παράλημμᾰ (parálēmmă)
  • περίλημμᾰ (perílēmmă)
  • πολυλήμμᾰτος (polulḗmmătos)
  • πρόλημμᾰ (prólēmmă)
  • προλημμᾰτίζω (prolēmmătízō)
  • πρόσλημμᾰ (próslēmmă)
  • ὑπόλημμᾰ (hupólēmmă)
  • διειλημμένως (dieilēmménōs)
  • περιειλημμένως (perieilēmménōs)

Descendants

  • Greek: λήμμα (límma)
  • → Latin: lēmma
  • → Russian: ле́мма f (lémma)

Further reading

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