gramia

Latin

Alternative forms

• grāmae

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek γλάμος (glámos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɡraː.mi.a/, [ˈɡräːmiä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈɡra.mi.a/, [ˈɡräːmiä]

Noun

grāmia f (genitive grāmiae); first declension

1. (chiefly in the plural) sleep (rheum that collects in the corner of the eyes)

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	grāmia	grāmiae
Genitive	grāmiae	grāmiārum
Dative	grāmiae	grāmiīs
Accusative	grāmiam	grāmiās
Ablative	grāmiā	grāmiīs
Vocative	grāmia	grāmiae

Derived terms

• grāmiōsus

References

• “grāmĭae”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• grāmĭae in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.