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lema

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See also: Lema, -lema, and lɛ̠̃³⁵ ma³¹

English

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Etymology

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First coined 1789, from Ancient Greek λήμη (lḗmē, “substance that gathers in the corner of the eye; rheum”).

Noun

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lema (uncountable)

  1. (physiology, rare) The secretion of the tarsal glands of the eye.

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Anagrams

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin lēmma, from Ancient Greek λῆμμα (lêmma).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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lema m (plural lemes)

  1. (heraldry) motto
  2. (linguistics) lemma
  3. (mathematics) lemma

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Javanese

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Romanization

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lema

  1. romanization of ꦊꦩ

Latin

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from Ancient Greek λήμη (lḗmē).

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    lēma f (genitive lēmae); first declension

    1. rheum that collects in the corner of the eyes

    Declension

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    First-declension noun.

    singular plural
    nominative lēma lēmae
    genitive lēmae lēmārum
    dative lēmae lēmīs
    accusative lēmam lēmās
    ablative lēmā lēmīs
    vocative lēma lēmae

    Synonyms

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    References

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    • “lema”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • “lema”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

    Madurese

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    Etymology

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    From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

    Numeral

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    lema

    1. five

    Maltese

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    Root
    l-m-j
    1 term

    Alternative forms

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    Etymology

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    From Arabic لَمَعَ (lamaʕa). The original inflection with a final għ is now less common (see above). Otherwise the root was reanalysed as ending in a semivowel. For this case, moreover, there exist two conjugations (one with -a- in all forms and one of the type of beda).

    Pronunciation

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    Verb

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    lema (imperfect jilma)

    1. to glitter, glint, glimmer
      • 1949, Anton Buttigieg, “Fuq Qabar Oħti”, in Fanali bil-Lejl:
        U waqt li nħares fuq ta’ qalbi x-xitla
        tat-tifkiriet tinbet tifkira ġdida,
        b’warda ta’ swied il-qalb fejn tilma demgħa
        minn ħbub għajnejja.
        (please add an English translation of this quotation)

    Conjugation

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    Conjugation of lema (Form I)
    positive forms
    singular plural
    1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
    perfect m lmejt lmejt lema lmejna lmejtu lmew
    f lmiet
    imperfect m nilma tilma jilma nilmew tilmew jilmew
    f tilma
    imperative ilma ilmew
    Conjugation of lema (Form I)
    positive forms
    singular plural
    1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
    perfect m lmajt lmajt lama lmajna lmajtu lmaw
    f lmat
    imperfect m nilma tilma jilma nilmaw tilmaw jilmaw
    f tilma
    imperative ilma ilmaw

    Northern Sotho

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    Etymology

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    From Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀ma.

    Verb

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    lema

    1. to farm, to cultivate
    2. to plough

    Portuguese

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    Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
    Wikipedia pt

    Alternative forms

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    • lemma (pre-reform spelling)

    Etymology

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    Learned borrowing from Latin lemma, from Ancient Greek λῆμμα (lêmma). Compare Spanish lema.

    Pronunciation

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    • Rhymes: -emɐ
    • Hyphenation: le‧ma

    Noun

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    lema m (plural lemas)

    1. motto; slogan
    2. (linguistics) lemma
    3. (mathematics) lemma
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    Serbo-Croatian

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    Etymology

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    (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /lěːma/
    • Hyphenation: le‧ma

    Noun

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    léma f (Cyrillic spelling ле́ма)

    1. lemma

    Declension

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    Declension of lema
    singular plural
    nominative lema leme
    genitive leme lema
    dative lemi lemama
    accusative lemu leme
    vocative lemo leme
    locative lemi lemama
    instrumental lemom lemama

    Sotho

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    Etymology

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    From Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀ma.

    Verb

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    lema

    1. to farm, to cultivate
    2. to plough

    Spanish

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from Latin lemma, from Ancient Greek λῆμμα (lêmma).

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ˈlema/ [ˈle.ma]
    • Rhymes: -ema
    • Syllabification: le‧ma

    Noun

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    lema m (plural lemas)

    1. motto
    2. slogan (especially a political one)
      Synonym: eslogan
    3. theme, subject
    4. headword, term, title
      Synonyms: lexía, pieza léxica
    5. lemma
    6. (heraldry) motto

    Further reading

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    Teanu

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    Etymology

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    From Proto-Oceanic *lalo-, from earlier *ralom, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daləm, from Proto-Austronesian *daləm.

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    lema

    1. inside

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    Tswana

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    Etymology

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    From Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀ma.

    Verb

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    lema

    1. to farm, to cultivate
    2. to plough

    Venda

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    Verb

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    lema

    1. to spoil
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