lema

See also: Lema and -lema

English

Etymology

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

Noun

lema (uncountable)

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

Synonyms

• sebum palpebrale

Anagrams

• -meal, Elam, Elma, Malé, alme, amel, lame, lamé, leam, male, meal, mela, mela-

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Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈle.mə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈle.ma]

Noun

lema m (plural lemes)

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

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Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek λήμη (lḗmē).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈleː.ma/, [ˈɫ̪eːmä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈle.ma/, [ˈlɛːmä]

Noun

lēma f (genitive lēmae); first declension

1. rheum that collects in the corner of the eyes

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	lēma	lēmae
Genitive	lēmae	lēmārum
Dative	lēmae	lēmīs
Accusative	lēmam	lēmās
Ablative	lēmā	lēmīs
Vocative	lēma	lēmae

Synonyms

• grāmia

References

• “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.

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Madurese

Etymology

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

Numeral

lema

1. five

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Northern Sotho

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀ma.

Verb

lema

1. to farm, to cultivate
2. to plough

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Portuguese

Etymology

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

Noun

lema m (plural lemas)

1. motto; slogan

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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

Noun

léma f (Cyrillic spelling ле́ма)

1. lemma

Declension

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

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Sotho

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀ma.

Verb

lema

1. to farm, to cultivate
2. to plough

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin lemma, form Ancient Greek λῆμμα (lêmma).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

lema m (plural lemas)

1. motto
2. subject
3. headword, term, title
4. lemma
5. (heraldry) motto

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Tswana

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀ma.

Verb

lema

1. to farm, to cultivate
2. to plough