lemma

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[edit] Etymology

From Ancient Greek λῆμμα (lēmma), “‘premise, assumption’”), from λαμβάνω (lambanō), “‘I take’”).

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Singular
lemma

Plural
lemmas or lemmata

lemma (plural lemmas or lemmata)

  1. (mathematics) A proposition proved or accepted for immediate use in the proof of some other proposition.
  2. (linguistics, usually) The canonical form of an inflected word; usually, for verbs: the infinitive or the present tense, first person singular; and for nouns: the nominative singular.
  3. (linguistics, less frequently) A lexeme; all the inflected forms of a term.

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mathematics: proposition used mainly in the proof of some other proposition
liguistics: canonical form of a term

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[edit] Noun

lemma n.

  1. (mathematics) lemma
  2. (linguistics) lemma (canonical form of a term)

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[edit] Noun

lemma

  1. (mathematics) lemma

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Declension of lemma (type kala)
singular plural
nominative lemma lemmat
genitive lemman lemmojen
lemmain1
partitive lemmaa lemmoja
accusative lemma
lemman		 lemmat
inessive lemmassa lemmoissa
elative lemmasta lemmoista
illative lemmaan lemmoihin
adessive lemmalla lemmoilla
ablative lemmalta lemmoilta
allative lemmalle lemmoille
essive lemmana lemmoina
translative lemmaksi lemmoiksi
instructive – lemmoin
abessive lemmatta lemmoitta
comitative – lemmoineen
1) Rare.   

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lemma m. (plural lemmi)

  1. lemma
  2. entry (in a dictionary)
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