πέλμα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

According to Beekes, from Proto-Indo-European *pélmn̥, from *pel- (to cover, wrap; skin, hide; cloth) and cognate with Proto-Germanic *felmô (covering, skin) (whence English film). Compare also Latin pellis (skin), Proto-Germanic *fellą (skin, hide) and Proto-Slavic *plěna (membrane) from the same root.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πέλμᾰ • (pélmăn (genitive πέλμᾰτος); third declension

  1. sole of the foot
    1. sole of the shoe
  2. (botany) stalk (of apples and pears)

Inflection

Derived terms

  • βᾰθῠ́πελμος (băthŭ́pelmos)
  • δῐ́πελμος (dĭ́pelmos)
  • μονόπελμος (monópelmos)
  • πελμᾰτῐ́ζω (pelmătĭ́zō)
  • πελμᾰτόομαι (pelmătóomai)

Descendants

  • Greek: πέλμα (pélma)
  • Translingual: Pelmatellus

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πέλμᾰ (pélmă).

Noun

πέλμα • (pélman (plural πέλματα)

  1. sole (of foot)
  2. sole (of shoe)

Declension

Declension of πέλμα
singular plural
nominative πέλμα (pélma) πέλματα (pélmata)
genitive πέλματος (pélmatos) πελμάτων (pelmáton)
accusative πέλμα (pélma) πέλματα (pélmata)
vocative πέλμα (pélma) πέλματα (pélmata)

Synonyms