λίμα
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See also: Λίμα
Greek[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈli.ma/
- Hyphenation: λί‧μα
- Homophones: λύμα (lýma), λήμμα (límma)
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
λίμα • (líma) f (plural λίμες)
Declension[edit]
declension of λίμα
Related terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Inherited from Byzantine Greek λίμα (líma), itself a backformation from verb λιμάζω (limázō, “starve, famish”).
Noun[edit]
λίμα • (líma) f (plural λίμες)
- (colloquial) Synonym of πείνα (peína), extreme hunger, gluttony
Declension[edit]
declension of λίμα
Synonyms[edit]
- λόρδα f (lórda, “extreme hunger”) (colloquial) and see: πείνα f (peína, “hunger”)
- λαιμαργία f (laimargía, “gluttony”)
Related terms[edit]
- λιμάζω (limázo, “starve, famish”)
- λιμάρης (limáris, adjective)
- λιμάρικος (limárikos, adjective)
- λιμασμένος (limasménos, “famished”, participle) (colloquial)
Further reading[edit]
- λίμα - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
- For the placename Λίμα (Líma) see: -
Λίμα on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
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