lemma

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EtymologyEdit

From Ancient Greek λῆμμα (lēmma, “premise, assumption”), from λαμβάνω (lambanō, “I take”).

PronunciationEdit

• Rhymes: -ɛmə

NounEdit

lemma (plural lemmas or lemmata)

1. (mathematics) A proposition proved or accepted for immediate use in the proof of some other proposition.
2. (linguistics, usually) The canonical form of an inflected word.
3. (linguistics, less frequently) A lexeme; all the inflected forms of a term.
4. (botany) One of the specialized bracts around the floret in grasses.

SynonymsEdit

• citation form

Related termsEdit

• dilemma
• sublemma
• tetralemma
• trilemma

TranslationsEdit

See alsoEdit

• basic form
• canonical form
• citation form
• dictionary form
• headword

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

NounEdit

lemma n

1. (mathematics) lemma
2. (linguistics) lemma (canonical form of a term)

PronunciationEdit

• Hyphenation: lem‧ma
• IPA^(key): /ˈlemːɑ/

NounEdit

lemma

1. (mathematics) lemma

DeclensionEdit

SynonymsEdit

• apulause

NounEdit

lemma m (plural lemmi)

1. lemma
2. entry (in a dictionary)

AnagramsEdit

• melma

NounEdit

lemma n

1. a lemma^[1] (the canonical, not inflected form of a word, a headword in a dictionary)
2. (mathematics) a lemma (a proposition)

DeclensionEdit

Related termsEdit

• lemmabestånd
• lemmalakun
• lemmalista
• lemmaordbok
• lemmaselektion
• lemmatecken
• lemmatisera
• lemmatiserad
• lemmatisering
• lemmatisk

SynonymsEdit

• uppslagsord

ReferencesEdit

1. ^ Nordisk leksikografisk ordbok (1997) ISBN 82-00-22901-7

• lemma in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)