θρύμμα

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From θρῠ́πτω (thrúptō, to shatter) +‎ -μᾰ (-ma).

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θρῠ́μμᾰ (thrúmman (genitive θρῠ́μμᾰτος); third declension

  1. fragment, piece, bit, morsel
    Synonyms: κλᾰ́σμᾰ (klásma), θραῦμα (thraûma), ψωμός (psōmós)
    • 460 BCE – 370 BCE, Hippocrates, On the Diseases of Women 1.75:
      [] οὖρον λαβὼν παλαιὸν καὶ σιδήρου σκωρίην ὅσην δὴ παλαστὴν τὰ θρύμματα, ἔπειτα καθίσας τὴν γυναῖκα ἐπὶ δίφρου, καὶ ξυγκαλύψας καὶ τὸ σῶμα καὶ τὴν κεφαλὴν, ὑποθεὶς ποδανιπτῆρα, ἐμβαλεῖν κατὰ τρία διάπυρα τὰ θρύμματα· []
      [] oûron labṑn palaiòn kaì sidḗrou skōríēn hósēn dḕ palastḕn tà thrúmmata, épeita kathísas tḕn gunaîka epì díphrou, kaì xunkalúpsas kaì tò sôma kaì tḕn kephalḕn, hupotheìs podaniptêra, embaleîn katà tría diápura tà thrúmmata; []

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  • Greek: θρύμμα (thrýmma)

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Greek

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek θρύμμα (thrúmma), from θρύπτω (thrúptō, to shatter) +‎ -μα (-ma).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈθɾima/
  • Hyphenation: θρύμ‧μα

Noun

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θρύμμα (thrýmman (plural θρύμματα)

  1. fragment, shard
    Synonym: θρύψαλο (thrýpsalo)
  2. crumb
    Synonym: τρίμμα (trímma)

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