chema

See also: Chema

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek χήμη (khḗmē).

Noun

chēma f (genitive chēmae); first declension

1. A gaping mussel, a cockle

Inflection

First declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	chēma	chēmae
genitive	chēmae	chēmārum
dative	chēmae	chēmīs
accusative	chēmam	chēmās
ablative	chēmā	chēmīs
vocative	chēma	chēmae

References

• chema in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• chema in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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Romanian

Etymology

From Latin clāmāre, present active infinitive of clāmō, from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- (“to shout”). Compare Aromanian cljem, cljimari, Italian chiamare, Neapolitan chiammà. Doublet of clama, which was borrowed from French.

Verb

a chema (third-person singular present cheamă, past participle chemat) 1st conj.

1. to call

Conjugation

    conjugation of chema (first conjugation, no infix)

infinitive			a chema
gerund			chemând
past participle			chemat
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	chem	chemi	cheamă	chemăm	chemați	cheamă
	imperfect	chemam	chemai	chema	chemam	chemați	chemau
	simple perfect	chemai	chemași	chemă	chemarăm	chemarăți	chemară
	pluperfect	chemasem	chemaseși	chemase	chemaserăm	chemaserăți	chemaseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să chem	să chemi	să cheme	să chemăm	să chemați	să cheme
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		cheamă			chemați
	negative		nu chema			nu chemați

Synonyms

• striga

Derived terms

• chemare
• chemat
• chemător

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Swahili

Adjective

chema

1. Ki class inflected form of -ema.