"νῆμα" meaning in Ancient Greek

See νῆμα in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /nɛ̂ː.ma/, /ˈni.ma/, /ˈni.ma/, /nɛ̂ː.ma/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈne̝.ma/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈni.ma/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈni.ma/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈni.ma/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From νέω (néō, “to spin”) + -μα (-ma). Etymology templates: {{af|grc|νέω|-μα|t1=to spin}} νέω (néō, “to spin”) + -μα (-ma) Head templates: {{grc-noun|νήμᾰτος|n|third|head=νῆμᾰ}} νῆμᾰ • (nêmă) n (genitive νήμᾰτος); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|νῆμᾰ|νήμᾰτος}} Forms: νῆμᾰ [canonical], nêmă [romanization], νήμᾰτος [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], τὸ νῆμᾰ [nominative, singular], νήμᾰτε [dual, nominative], τᾰ̀ νήμᾰτᾰ [nominative, plural], τοῦ νήμᾰτος [genitive, singular], νημᾰ́τοιν [dual, genitive], νημᾰ́των [genitive, plural], τῷ νήμᾰτῐ [dative, singular], νημᾰ́τοιν [dative, dual], τοῖς νήμᾰσῐ [dative, plural], νήμᾰσῐν [dative, plural], toîs nḗmăsĭ [dative, plural], toîs nḗmăsĭn [dative, plural], τὸ νῆμᾰ [accusative, singular], νήμᾰτε [accusative, dual], τᾰ̀ νήμᾰτᾰ [accusative, plural], νῆμᾰ [singular, vocative], νήμᾰτε [dual, vocative], νήμᾰτᾰ [plural, vocative]
  1. That which is spun: thread, yarn
    Sense id: en-νῆμα-grc-noun-qJQpa~RG Categories (other): Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -μα Disambiguation of Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension: 44 30 26 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -μα: 38 21 42
  2. silk
    Sense id: en-νῆμα-grc-noun-8sgZtnkN Categories (other): Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -μα Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -μα: 38 21 42
  3. strand of a spider's web
    Sense id: en-νῆμα-grc-noun-L1upG-CO Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -μα, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 28 17 55 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -μα: 38 21 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 7 85 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 5 77

Inflected forms

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    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "νήμα"
          },
          "expansion": "Greek: νήμα (níma)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: νήμα (níma)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "-nema",
            "3": "nemat-",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: -nema, nemat-",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: -nema, nemat-"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "νέω",
        "3": "-μα",
        "t1": "to spin"
      },
      "expansion": "νέω (néō, “to spin”) + -μα (-ma)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From νέω (néō, “to spin”) + -μα (-ma).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "νῆμᾰ",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nêmă",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "νήμᾰτος",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-3",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Third declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸ νῆμᾰ",
      "roman": "tò nêmă",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "νήμᾰτε",
      "roman": "nḗmăte",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾰ̀ νήμᾰτᾰ",
      "roman": "tằ nḗmătă",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ νήμᾰτος",
      "roman": "toû nḗmătos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "νημᾰ́τοιν",
      "roman": "nēmắtoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "νημᾰ́των",
      "roman": "nēmắtōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ νήμᾰτῐ",
      "roman": "tôi nḗmătĭ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "νημᾰ́τοιν",
      "roman": "nēmắtoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς νήμᾰσῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "νήμᾰσῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs nḗmăsĭ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs nḗmăsĭn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸ νῆμᾰ",
      "roman": "tò nêmă",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "νήμᾰτε",
      "roman": "nḗmăte",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾰ̀ νήμᾰτᾰ",
      "roman": "tằ nḗmătă",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "νήμᾰτε",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "dual",
        "vocative"
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      "roman": "nḗmătă",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "νήμᾰτος",
        "2": "n",
        "3": "third",
        "head": "νῆμᾰ"
      },
      "expansion": "νῆμᾰ • (nêmă) n (genitive νήμᾰτος); third declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "νῆμᾰ",
        "2": "νήμᾰτος"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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        {
          "_dis": "44 30 26",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "38 21 42",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -μα",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "That which is spun: thread, yarn"
      ],
      "id": "en-νῆμα-grc-noun-qJQpa~RG",
      "links": [
        [
          "thread",
          "thread"
        ],
        [
          "yarn",
          "yarn"
        ]
      ]
    },
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          "_dis": "38 21 42",
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          "name": "Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -μα",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "silk"
      ],
      "id": "en-νῆμα-grc-noun-8sgZtnkN",
      "links": [
        [
          "silk",
          "silk"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
          "_dis": "28 17 55",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "38 21 42",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -μα",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "9 7 85",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "18 5 77",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "strand of a spider's web"
      ],
      "id": "en-νῆμα-grc-noun-L1upG-CO",
      "links": [
        [
          "strand",
          "strand"
        ],
        [
          "web",
          "web"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/nɛ̂ː.ma/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈni.ma/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈni.ma/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nɛ̂ː.ma/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈne̝.ma/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈni.ma/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈni.ma/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈni.ma/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "νῆμα"
}
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    "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
    "Ancient Greek lemmas",
    "Ancient Greek neuter nouns",
    "Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension",
    "Ancient Greek nouns",
    "Ancient Greek properispomenon terms",
    "Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -μα",
    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Ancient Greek third-declension nouns",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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        {
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          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "-nema",
            "3": "nemat-",
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          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    }
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      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "νῆμᾰ",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "nêmă",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "νήμᾰτος",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
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      "form": "Attic declension-3",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "table-tags"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Third declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸ νῆμᾰ",
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "νήμᾰτε",
      "roman": "nḗmăte",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾰ̀ νήμᾰτᾰ",
      "roman": "tằ nḗmătă",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ νήμᾰτος",
      "roman": "toû nḗmătos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "νημᾰ́τοιν",
      "roman": "nēmắtoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "νημᾰ́των",
      "roman": "nēmắtōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ νήμᾰτῐ",
      "roman": "tôi nḗmătĭ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "νημᾰ́τοιν",
      "roman": "nēmắtoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς νήμᾰσῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "νήμᾰσῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs nḗmăsĭ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs nḗmăsĭn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸ νῆμᾰ",
      "roman": "tò nêmă",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "νήμᾰτε",
      "roman": "nḗmăte",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "roman": "tằ nḗmătă",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "νῆμᾰ",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "νήμᾰτε",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "νήμᾰτᾰ",
      "roman": "nḗmătă",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
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        "1": "νῆμᾰ",
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  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "That which is spun: thread, yarn"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "thread",
          "thread"
        ],
        [
          "yarn",
          "yarn"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "silk"
      ],
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          "silk",
          "silk"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "strand of a spider's web"
      ],
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        [
          "strand",
          "strand"
        ],
        [
          "web",
          "web"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/nɛ̂ː.ma/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈni.ma/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈni.ma/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nɛ̂ː.ma/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈne̝.ma/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈni.ma/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈni.ma/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈni.ma/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "νῆμα"
}

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