λῆμμα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek root *lāb-, whence λαμβάνω (lambánō, “I take”), and -μα (-ma).

Noun

λῆμμα (genitive λήμματος) n, third declension; (lēmma)

1. premise, assumption

Inflection

Third declension of λῆμμᾰ, λήμμᾰτος

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ λῆμμᾰ	τὼ λήμμᾰτε	τὰ λήμμᾰτᾰ
Genitive	τοῦ λήμμᾰτος	τοῖν λημμάτοιν	τῶν λημμάτων
Dative	τῷ λήμμᾰτῐ	τοῖν λημμάτοιν	τοῖς λήμμᾰσῐ(ν)
Accusative	τὸ λῆμμᾰ	τὼ λήμμᾰτε	τὰ λήμμᾰτᾰ
Vocative	λῆμμᾰ	λήμμᾰτε	λήμμᾰτᾰ

Descendants

• English: lemma
• Russian: лемма (lémma) f

References

• λῆμμα in A Greek-English Lexicon by Liddell & Scott, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1940
• dilemma in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• lemma in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911