"φλέγμα" meaning in Ancient Greek

See φλέγμα in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /pʰléŋ.ma/, /ˈɸleɣ.ma/, /ˈfleɣ.ma/, /pʰléŋ.ma/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈpʰleɡ.ma/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈɸleɣ.ma/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈfleɣ.ma/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈfleɣ.ma/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From φλέγω (phlégō, “to set on fire, inflame”) + -μα (-ma). Etymology templates: {{af|grc|φλέγω|-μα|t1=to set on fire, inflame}} φλέγω (phlégō, “to set on fire, inflame”) + -μα (-ma) Head templates: {{grc-noun|φλέγμᾰτος|n|third|head=φλέγμᾰ}} φλέγμᾰ • (phlégmă) n (genitive φλέγμᾰτος); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|φλέγμᾰ|φλέγμᾰτος}} Forms: φλέγμᾰ [canonical], phlégmă [romanization], φλέγμᾰτος [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], τὸ φλέγμᾰ [nominative, singular], φλέγμᾰτε [dual, nominative], τᾰ̀ φλέγμᾰτᾰ [nominative, plural], τοῦ φλέγμᾰτος [genitive, singular], φλεγμᾰ́τοιν [dual, genitive], φλεγμᾰ́των [genitive, plural], τῷ φλέγμᾰτῐ [dative, singular], φλεγμᾰ́τοιν [dative, dual], τοῖς φλέγμᾰσῐ [dative, plural], φλέγμᾰσῐν [dative, plural], toîs phlégmăsĭ [dative, plural], toîs phlégmăsĭn [dative, plural], τὸ φλέγμᾰ [accusative, singular], φλέγμᾰτε [accusative, dual], τᾰ̀ φλέγμᾰτᾰ [accusative, plural], φλέγμᾰ [singular, vocative], φλέγμᾰτε [dual, vocative], φλέγμᾰτᾰ [plural, vocative]
  1. flame, fire, heat
    Sense id: en-φλέγμα-grc-noun-WmySI1gE
  2. (medicine) inflammation
    Sense id: en-φλέγμα-grc-noun-aCNdtnHA Categories (other): Medicine, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Bodily fluids Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 48 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 77 15 Disambiguation of Bodily fluids: 5 68 27 Topics: medicine, sciences
  3. phlegm, a cold slimy humour of the body
    Sense id: en-φλέγμα-grc-noun-zZLr~Lr3 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -μα Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 15 37 48 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension: 14 34 52 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -μα: 15 37 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: λευκὸν φλέγμα (leukòn phlégma) (english: type of dropsy, anasarca)
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "type of dropsy, anasarca",
      "roman": "leukòn phlégma",
      "word": "λευκὸν φλέγμα"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ar",
            "2": "بَلْغَم",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Arabic: بَلْغَم (balḡam)\nMaltese: belgħun\n→ Azerbaijani: bəlğəm\n→ Indonesian: balgam\n→ Middle Armenian: պալղամ (palġam), պլղամ (plġam)\n→ Ottoman Turkish: بالغام (balgam)\nTurkish: balgam\n→ Gagauz: balgam\n→ Swahili: balaghamu",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Arabic: بَلْغَم (balḡam)\nMaltese: belgħun\n→ Azerbaijani: bəlğəm\n→ Indonesian: balgam\n→ Middle Armenian: պալղամ (palġam), պլղամ (plġam)\n→ Ottoman Turkish: بالغام (balgam)\nTurkish: balgam\n→ Gagauz: balgam\n→ Swahili: balaghamu"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
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            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: phlegm",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: phlegm"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "la",
            "2": "phlegma",
            "bor": "1"
          },
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          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Latin: phlegma\nCatalan: flegma\nGalician: freima, flegma\nItalian: flemma\nFrench: flemme, flegme\nOld French: fleume\n→ Middle Dutch: fleume, fleuma\nDutch: fluim\nAfrikaans: fluim\nPolish: flegma\nPortuguese: flegma, fleuma, fleima\nRomanian: flegmă\nSpanish: flema"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "From φλέγω (phlégō, “to set on fire, inflame”) + -μα (-ma).",
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      "form": "φλέγμᾰ",
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        "canonical"
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      "form": "phlégmă",
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        "romanization"
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      "form": "φλέγμᾰτος",
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        "genitive"
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      "form": "Attic declension-3",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
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      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "inflection-template"
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      "form": "Third declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
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      "form": "τὸ φλέγμᾰ",
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        "singular"
      ]
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
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      "form": "τᾰ̀ φλέγμᾰτᾰ",
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "τοῦ φλέγμᾰτος",
      "roman": "toû phlégmătos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φλεγμᾰ́τοιν",
      "roman": "phlegmắtoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "φλεγμᾰ́των",
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ φλέγμᾰτῐ",
      "roman": "tôi phlégmătĭ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "φλεγμᾰ́τοιν",
      "roman": "phlegmắtoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς φλέγμᾰσῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φλέγμᾰσῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs phlégmăsĭ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs phlégmăsĭn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "τὸ φλέγμᾰ",
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        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "φλέγμᾰτε",
      "roman": "phlégmăte",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
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      "form": "τᾰ̀ φλέγμᾰτᾰ",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "φλέγμᾰ",
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        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
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      "form": "φλέγμᾰτε",
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        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "φλέγμᾰτᾰ",
      "roman": "phlégmătă",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
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  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "flame, fire, heat"
      ],
      "id": "en-φλέγμα-grc-noun-WmySI1gE",
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        [
          "flame",
          "flame"
        ],
        [
          "fire",
          "fire"
        ],
        [
          "heat",
          "heat"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "grc",
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          "orig": "grc:Medicine",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "17 48 35",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "8 77 15",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "5 68 27",
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          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Bodily fluids",
          "orig": "grc:Bodily fluids",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "inflammation"
      ],
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        [
          "medicine",
          "medicine"
        ],
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          "inflammation",
          "inflammation"
        ]
      ],
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        "(medicine) inflammation"
      ],
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        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "15 37 48",
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          "parents": [],
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        {
          "_dis": "14 34 52",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "15 37 48",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -μα",
          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "phlegm, a cold slimy humour of the body"
      ],
      "id": "en-φλέγμα-grc-noun-zZLr~Lr3",
      "links": [
        [
          "phlegm",
          "phlegm"
        ],
        [
          "humour",
          "humour"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/pʰléŋ.ma/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɸleɣ.ma/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfleɣ.ma/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pʰléŋ.ma/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpʰleɡ.ma/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɸleɣ.ma/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfleɣ.ma/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfleɣ.ma/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "φλέγμα"
}
{
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    "Ancient Greek lemmas",
    "Ancient Greek neuter nouns",
    "Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension",
    "Ancient Greek nouns",
    "Ancient Greek paroxytone terms",
    "Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -μα",
    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Ancient Greek third-declension nouns",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
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    {
      "english": "type of dropsy, anasarca",
      "roman": "leukòn phlégma",
      "word": "λευκὸν φλέγμα"
    }
  ],
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    },
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "la",
            "2": "phlegma",
            "bor": "1"
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    }
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      "form": "τὸ φλέγμᾰ",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "τᾰ̀ φλέγμᾰτᾰ",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
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      "form": "τοῦ φλέγμᾰτος",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "φλεγμᾰ́τοιν",
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        "dual",
        "genitive"
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      "form": "φλεγμᾰ́των",
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        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "τῷ φλέγμᾰτῐ",
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        "singular"
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        "dual"
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        "dative",
        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "φλέγμᾰσῐν",
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      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs phlégmăsĭ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs phlégmăsĭn",
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        "dative",
        "plural"
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        "dual"
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        "accusative",
        "plural"
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        "vocative"
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        "vocative"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "φλέγμᾰ",
        "2": "φλέγμᾰτος"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "flame, fire, heat"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "flame",
          "flame"
        ],
        [
          "fire",
          "fire"
        ],
        [
          "heat",
          "heat"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "grc:Medicine"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "inflammation"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "medicine",
          "medicine"
        ],
        [
          "inflammation",
          "inflammation"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(medicine) inflammation"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "phlegm, a cold slimy humour of the body"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "phlegm",
          "phlegm"
        ],
        [
          "humour",
          "humour"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/pʰléŋ.ma/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɸleɣ.ma/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfleɣ.ma/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pʰléŋ.ma/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpʰleɡ.ma/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɸleɣ.ma/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfleɣ.ma/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfleɣ.ma/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "φλέγμα"
}

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