EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek λῆμμα (lêmma, “premise, assumption”), from λαμβάνω (lambánō, “I take”).
PronunciationEdit
- Rhymes: -ɛmə
NounEdit
lemma (plural lemmas or lemmata)
- (mathematics) A proposition proved or accepted for immediate use in the proof of some other proposition.
- (linguistics, usually) The canonical form of an inflected word; ie the form usually found in dictionaries.
- (linguistics, less frequently) A lexeme; all the inflected forms of a term.
- (botany) One of the specialized bracts around the floret in grasses.
SynonymsEdit
- (linguistics: canonical form of a term) citation form
Related termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
mathematics: proposition used mainly in the proof of some other proposition
linguistics: canonical form of a term
linguistics: lexeme — see lexeme
botany: one of the specialized bracts around the floret in grasses
See alsoEdit
External linksEdit
- Sister projects
Lemma (disambiguation) on the English Wikipedia. English Wikipedia- lemma (linguistics) on Wikipedia.en.Wikipedia:lemma (linguistics)
- lemma (logic) on Wikipedia.en.Wikipedia:lemma (logic)
- lemma (mathematics) on Wikipedia.en.Wikipedia:lemma (mathematics)
- Headword on Wikipedia.en.Wikipedia:Headword
CzechEdit
FinnishEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
lemma
DeclensionEdit
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | lemma | lemmat | |
| accusative | nom.? | lemma | lemmat |
| gen. | lemman | ||
| genitive | lemman | lemmojen lemmainrare |
|
| partitive | lemmaa | lemmoja | |
| inessive | lemmassa | lemmoissa | |
| elative | lemmasta | lemmoista | |
| illative | lemmaan | lemmoihin | |
| adessive | lemmalla | lemmoilla | |
| ablative | lemmalta | lemmoilta | |
| allative | lemmalleˣ | lemmoilleˣ | |
| essive | lemmana | lemmoina | |
| translative | lemmaksi | lemmoiksi | |
| instructive | — | lemmoin | |
| abessive | lemmatta | lemmoitta | |
| comitative | — | lemmoineen | |
SynonymsEdit
ItalianEdit
SwedishEdit
NounEdit
lemma n
- a lemma[1] (the canonical, not inflected form of a word, a headword in a dictionary)
- (mathematics) a lemma (a proposition)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of lemma
Related termsEdit
- lemmabestånd
- lemmalakun
- lemmalista
- lemmaordbok
- lemmaselektion
- lemmatecken
- lemmatisera
- lemmatiserad
- lemmatisering
- lemmatisk
SynonymsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Nordisk leksikografisk ordbok (1997) ISBN 82-00-22901-7
- lemma in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)