pelma

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πέλμα.

Noun

pelma (plural pelmata)

1. (ornithology) The undersurface of the foot.

Synonyms

• sole

References

• “pelma”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Mapel, Maple, Palme, ample, maple

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

pelma (present tense pelmar, past tense pelma, past participle pelma, passive infinitive pelmast, present participle pelmande, imperative pelma/pelm)

1. Alternative spelling of pelme

Spanish

Etymology

Uncertain. Cf. Ancient Greek πέλμα (pélma). Or a shortening of pelmazo, possibly from Latin pegma, from Ancient Greek πῆγμα (pêgma). Cf. also Romanian piemn, pielm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpelma/ [ˈpel.ma]
• Rhymes: -elma
• Syllabification: pel‧ma

Noun

pelma m or f by sense (plural pelmas)

1. (colloquial) bore

Related terms

• pelmazo

 

Further reading

• “pelma”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014