πλέγμα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From πλέκω (plékō, to plait, to twist) +‎ -μα (-ma).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πλέγμᾰ • (plégmăn (genitive πλέγμᾰτος); third declension

  1. anything twined or twisted
  2. wickerwork
  3. (in the plural) wreaths, chaplets
  4. complex, combination of words

Inflection

Derived terms

  • πλεγματεύομαι (plegmateúomai)
  • πλεγμάτιον (plegmátion)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “πλέκω (> DER A. > 4. πλέγμα)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1206-7

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πλέγμα (plégma) with semantic loan from French réseau (network) and German Komplex (complex).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpleɣ.ma/
  • Hyphenation: πλέγ‧μα

Noun

πλέγμα • (plégman (plural πλέγματα)

  1. mesh, lattice, network, braid (a structure made of connected strands)
  2. grid (a rectangular array of squares or rectangles)
  3. (figurative) network
  4. (psychoanalysis) synonym of σύμπλεγμα n (sýmplegma, complex)
  5. (anatomy) plexus

Declension

Declension of πλέγμα
singular plural
nominative πλέγμα (plégma) πλέγματα (plégmata)
genitive πλέγματος (plégmatos) πλεγμάτων (plegmáton)
accusative πλέγμα (plégma) πλέγματα (plégmata)
vocative πλέγμα (plégma) πλέγματα (plégmata)

References

  1. ^ πλέγμα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language