λύμα
See also: λῦμα
Greek edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek λῦμα (lûma, “bathwater, offscouring”).
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈli.ma/
- Hyphenation: λύ‧μα
- Homophones: λίμα (líma), λήμμα (límma)
Noun edit
λύμα • (lýma) n (plural λύματα)
- wastewater
- διαχείριση αστικών λυμάτων ― diacheírisi astikón lymáton ― management of urban wastewater
Usage notes edit
- Note, that many compounds ending in -λυμα are related to the verb λύω (lýo, “untie; solve”), but not to λύμα (lýma).
Declension edit
declension of λύμα
Related terms edit
- αλύμαντος (alýmantos, “unviolated, intact”) (rare)
- απολυμαίνω (apolymaíno, “disinfect”) & related words
- λυμαίνομαι (lymaínomai)
- λυματολάσπη f (lymatoláspi)
- λυμεώνας m (lymeónas, “destroyer”)
See also edit
- απόβλητα n pl (apóvlita, “waste”) (collective noun)
Further reading edit
- λύμα - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.