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Lemma

See also: lemma

English

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Etymology

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Proper noun

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Lemma

  1. (rare) A female given name

Anagrams

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German

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Etymology

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From the Latin lemma, from the Ancient Greek λῆμμᾰ (lêmma).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Lemma n (strong, genitive Lemmas, plural Lemmata)

  1. lemma, headword
  2. (mathematics) lemma (proposition used mainly in the proof of some other proposition)
    Synonym: Hilfssatz

Declension

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Declension of Lemma [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Lemma die Lemmata
genitive eines des Lemmas der Lemmata
dative einem dem Lemma den Lemmata
accusative ein das Lemma die Lemmata

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • “Lemma” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Lemma” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Lemma” in Duden online
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