λύμα

See also: λῦμα

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek λῦμα (lûma, “bathwater, offscouring”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈli.ma/
• Hyphenation: λύ‧μα
• Homophones: λίμα (líma), λήμμα (límma)

Noun

λύμα • (lýma) n (plural λύματα)

1. wastewater

   διαχείριση αστικών λυμάτων ― diacheírisi astikón lymáton ― management of urban wastewater

Usage notes

• Note, that many compounds ending in -λυμα are related to the verb λύω (lýo, “untie; solve”), but not to λύμα (lýma).

Declension

Declension of λύμα

	singular	plural
nominative	λύμα •	λύματα •
genitive	λύματος •	λυμάτων •
accusative	λύμα •	λύματα •
vocative	λύμα •	λύματα •

Related terms

• αλύμαντος (alýmantos, “unviolated, intact”) (rare)
• απολυμαίνω (apolymaíno, “disinfect”) & related words
• λυμαίνομαι (lymaínomai)
• λυματολάσπη f (lymatoláspi)
• λυμεώνας m (lymeónas, “destroyer”)

See also

• απόβλητα n pl (apóvlita, “waste”) (collective noun)

Further reading

• λύμα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language