lexema

See also: lexéma

Catalan

Etymology

From lèx- +‎ -ema, a derivation from lèxic on the model of fonema.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ləkˈsɛ.mə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ləkˈse.mə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [lekˈse.ma]

Noun

lexema m (plural lexemes)

1. (linguistics) lexeme (unit of meaning or vocabulary)

Related terms

• semantema

Further reading

• “lexema” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Galician

Noun

lexema m (plural lexemas)

1. (linguistics) lexeme (unit of meaning or vocabulary)

Related terms

• semantema

Further reading

• “lexema” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /lekˈsẽ.mɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /lekˈsẽ.mɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /lekˈse.ma/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɨˈkse.mɐ/

• Hyphenation: le‧xe‧ma

Noun

lexema m (plural lexemas)

1. (linguistics) lexeme (unit of meaning or vocabulary)

   Synonym: semantema

Spanish

Etymology

From lex- +‎ -ema, a derivation from Ancient Greek λέξις (léxis) on the model of fonema.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /leɡˈsema/ [leɣ̞ˈse.ma]
• Rhymes: -ema
• Syllabification: le‧xe‧ma

Noun

lexema m (plural lexemas)

1. (linguistics) lexeme (unit of meaning or vocabulary)

   Synonym: semantema

Further reading

• “lexema”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014