"λεῖμμα" meaning in Ancient Greek

See λεῖμμα in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /lêːm.ma/, /ˈlim.ma/, /ˈli.ma/, /lêːm.ma/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈlim.ma/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈlim.ma/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈlim.ma/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈli.ma/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From λείπω (leípō, “to leave, to quit”) and the suffix -μα (-ma). Etymology templates: {{af|grc|-μα}} -μα (-ma) Head templates: {{grc-noun|λείμμᾰτος|n|third|head=λεῖμμᾰ}} λεῖμμᾰ • (leîmmă) n (genitive λείμμᾰτος); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|λεῖμμᾰ|λεῖμμᾰτος|form=N}} Forms: λεῖμμᾰ [canonical], leîmmă [romanization], λείμμᾰτος [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], τὸ λεῖμμᾰ [nominative, singular], λείμμᾰτε [dual, nominative], τᾰ̀ λείμμᾰτᾰ [nominative, plural], τοῦ λείμμᾰτος [genitive, singular], λειμμᾰ́τοιν [dual, genitive], λειμμᾰ́των [genitive, plural], τῷ λείμμᾰτῐ [dative, singular], λειμμᾰ́τοιν [dative, dual], τοῖς λείμμᾰσῐ [dative, plural], λείμμᾰσῐν [dative, plural], toîs leímmăsĭ [dative, plural], toîs leímmăsĭn [dative, plural], τὸ λεῖμμᾰ [accusative, singular], λείμμᾰτε [accusative, dual], τᾰ̀ λείμμᾰτᾰ [accusative, plural], λεῖμμᾰ [singular, vocative], λείμμᾰτε [dual, vocative], λείμμᾰτᾰ [plural, vocative]
  1. A remnant, a residue
    (music) A semitone, a small musical interval
    Sense id: en-λεῖμμα-grc-noun-ZyE9I1vx Categories (other): Music, Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -μα, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 55 23 23 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension: 44 28 28 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -μα: 48 26 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 92 4 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 4 4 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  2. A remnant, a residue
    An intermission in fever
    Sense id: en-λεῖμμα-grc-noun-RJ6ZUhGZ
  3. A remnant, a residue
    A deficiency
    Sense id: en-λεῖμμα-grc-noun-52Wr-v8c
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          "name": "desc"
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    }
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    },
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      "form": "τὸ λεῖμμᾰ",
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        "plural"
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      "form": "λείμμᾰσῐν",
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        "plural"
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      "ipa": "/lêːm.ma/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈlim.ma/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈli.ma/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/lêːm.ma/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈlim.ma/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈlim.ma/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈlim.ma/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈli.ma/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
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}
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