ἰχθυήματα
Ancient Greek edit
Etymology edit
From ἰχθύα (ikhthúa, “skin of a fish”) + -μα (-ma, “denotes the object of an action”), ultimately from ἰχθύς (ikhthús, “fish”).
Noun edit
ἰχθῠήμᾰτᾰ • (ikhthuḗmata) n
- fish-scales
- scrapings, shavings
- nominative plural of ἰχθυῆμᾰ (ikhthuêma)
- accusative plural of ἰχθυῆμᾰ (ikhthuêma)
- vocative plural of ἰχθυῆμᾰ (ikhthuêma)
Usage notes edit
Used mainly in the plural.
References edit
- “ἰχθυήματα”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press