λήμμα

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See also: λῆμμα and λέμμα

Greek

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Etymology

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Learnedly, from Ancient Greek λῆμμᾰ (lêmma), from *λῆβ-μα. For stem ληβ-, see verb λαμβάνω (lambánō).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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λήμμα (límman (plural λήμματα)

  1. (linguistics, lexicography) lemma (the chief form of a word found in dictionaries and encyclopedias)
    Το λεξικό μου έχει πάνω από 80.000 λήμματα.
    To lexikó mou échei páno apó 80.000 límmata.
    My dictionary has over 80,000 entries.
  2. (mathematics, logic) lemma (proved theorem used in the proof of another)

Declension

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ λήμμα - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre

Further reading

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