λίμα
See also: Λίμα
Greek
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈli.ma/
- Hyphenation: λί‧μα
- Homophones: λύμα (lýma), λήμμα (límma)
Etymology 1
Noun
λίμα • (líma) f (plural λίμες)
Declension
Declension of λίμα
Related terms
Etymology 2
Inherited from Mediaeval Byzantine Greek λίμα (líma), itself a backformation from verb λιμάζω (limázō, “starve, famish”).
Noun
λίμα • (líma) f (plural λίμες)
- (colloquial) Synonym of πείνα (peína), extreme hunger, gluttony
Synonyms
- λόρδα f (lórda, “extreme hunger”) (colloquial) & see πείνα f (peína, “hunger”)
- λαιμαργία f (laimargía, “gluttony”)
Declension
Declension of λίμα
Related terms
- λιμάζω (limázo, “starve, famish”)
- λιμάρης (limáris, adjective)
- λιμάρικος (limárikos, adjective)
- λιμασμένος (limasménos, “famished”, participle) (colloquial)
See also
Further reading
- λίμα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
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- Greek nouns declining like 'γαλοπούλα'
- Greek nouns lacking a genitive plural
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