[ˈɫeːm.ma], [ˈlɛm.ma]
OriginFrom Ancient Greek λῆμμα (lêmma, “premise, assumption”), from λαμβάνω (lambánō, “I take”).
- declension-3, literallyA subject for consideration or explanation, a theme, matter, subject, contents.
- declension-3the title of an epigram (because it indicates the subject)
- declension-3the epigram itself
- declension-3story, tale
- declension-3the assumption or lemma of a syllogism
- alt-of, declension-1, feminine, obsoletemedieval spelling of lemnia
Formslēmma(canonical, neuter) · lēmmatis(genitive) · lēmma(nominative, singular) · lēmmata(nominative, plural) · lēmmatis(genitive, singular) · lēmmatum(genitive, plural) · lēmmatī(dative, singular) · lēmmatibus(dative, plural) · lēmma(accusative, singular) · lēmmata(accusative, plural) · lēmmate(ablative, singular) · lēmmatibus(ablative, plural) · lēmma(singular, vocative) · lēmmata(plural, vocative) · lemmae(genitive) · lemma(nominative, singular) · lemmae(nominative, plural) · lemmae(genitive, singular) · lemmārum(genitive, plural) · lemmae(dative, singular)