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lema

See also:Lema,-lema,andlɛ̠̃³⁵ ma³¹

English

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Etymology

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First coined 1789, fromAncient Greekλήμη(lḗmē,“substance that gathers in the corner of the eye; rheum”).

Noun

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lema(uncountable)

  1. (physiology,rare)Thesecretionof thetarsal glandsof theeye.

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Learned borrowingfromLatinlēmma,fromAncient Greekλῆμμα(lêmma).

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Noun

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lemam(plurallemes)

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

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Javanese

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Romanization

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lema

  1. Romanization ofꦊꦩ

Latin

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromAncient Greekλήμη(lḗmē).

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Noun

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lēmaf(genitivelēmae);first declension

  1. rheumthat collects in the corner of theeyes

Declension

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First-declensionnoun.

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”,inCharlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879)A Latin Dictionary,Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • lemainGaffiot, Félix (1934)Dictionnaire illustré latin-français,Hachette.

Madurese

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Etymology

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FromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*lima,fromProto-Austronesian*lima.

Numeral

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lema

  1. five

Maltese

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Root
l-m-j
1 term

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Etymology

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FromArabicلَمَعَ(lamaʕa).The original inflection with a finalgħis 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 ofbeda).

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Verb

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lema(imperfectjilma)

  1. toglitter,glint,glimmer
    • 1949,Anton Buttigieg,“Fuq Qabar Oħti”, inFanali bil-Lejl:
      U waqt li nħares fuq ta’ qalbi x-xitla
      tat-tifkiriet tinbet tifkira ġdida,
      b’warda ta’ swied il-qalb fejntilmademgħa
      minn ħbub għajnejja.
      (pleaseadd an English translationof this quotation)

Conjugation

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Conjugation oflema
singular plural
1stperson 2ndperson 3rdperson 1stperson 2ndperson 3rdperson
perfect m lmejt lmejt lema lmejna lmejtu lmew
f lmiet
imperfect m nilma tilma jilma nilmew tilmew jilmew
f tilma
imperative ilma ilmew
Conjugation oflema
singular plural
1stperson 2ndperson 3rdperson 1stperson 2ndperson 3rdperson
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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FromProto-Bantu*-dɪ̀ma.

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lema

  1. tofarm,tocultivate
  2. toplough

Portuguese

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Etymology

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FromLatinlemma,fromAncient Greekλῆμμα(lêmma).CompareSpanishlema.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes:-emɐ
  • Hyphenation:le‧ma

Noun

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lemam(plurallemas)

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

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Etymology

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(Thisetymologyis missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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lémaf(Cyrillic spellingле́ма)

  1. lemma

Declension

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Declension oflema
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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FromProto-Bantu*-dɪ̀ma.

Verb

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lema

  1. tofarm,tocultivate
  2. toplough

Spanish

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Etymology

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BorrowedfromLatinlemma,fromAncient Greekλῆμμα(lêmma).

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

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lemam(plurallemas)

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

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Teanu

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Etymology

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FromProto-Oceanic*lalom,from earlier*ralom,fromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*daləm,fromProto-Austronesian*daləm.

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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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FromProto-Bantu*-dɪ̀ma.

Verb

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lema

  1. tofarm,tocultivate
  2. toplough

Venda

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lema

  1. tospoil
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