ἰχθυήματα
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Ancient Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ἰχθύα (ikhthúa, “skin of a fish”) + -μα (-ma, “denotes the object of an action”), ultimately from ἰχθύς (ikhthús, “fish”).
Noun
[edit]ἰχθῠήμᾰτᾰ • (ikhthuḗmata) n
- fish-scales
- scrapings, shavings
- nominative plural of ἰχθυῆμᾰ (ikhthuêma)
- accusative plural of ἰχθυῆμᾰ (ikhthuêma)
- vocative plural of ἰχθυῆμᾰ (ikhthuêma)
Usage notes
[edit]Used mainly in the plural.
References
[edit]- “ἰχθυήματα”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press