pelma
English
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek πέλμᾰ (pélma).
Noun
editpelma (plural pelmata)
- (ornithology) The undersurface of the foot.
Synonyms
editReferences
edit- “pelma”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
editNorwegian Nynorsk
editVerb
editpelma (present tense pelmar, past tense pelma, past participle pelma, passive infinitive pelmast, present participle pelmande, imperative pelma/pelm)
- Alternative spelling of pelme
Spanish
editEtymology
editUncertain. 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
editNoun
editpelma m or f by sense (plural pelmas)
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- “pelma”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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