κάλυμμα

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From καλύπτω (kalúptō, to cover, to conceal) +‎ -μα (-ma).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κάλυμμᾰ (kálumman (genitive καλύμμᾰτος); third declension

  1. A head covering, a hood, a veil
  2. A fishing net shaped like a sack
  3. (anatomy) A skull (as the brain's covering)
  4. A grave
  5. (zoology) The covering of the gills of fish
  6. The covering of honeycomb
  7. The shell of fruits
  8. A shutter

Declension

Descendants

  • Aramaic: גלימא (galīmā)
  • Persian: گلیم (gelim)

    References

    1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “καλύπτω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 628

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    Greek

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈka.li.ma/
    • Hyphenation: κά‧λυμ‧μα

    Noun

    κάλυμμα (kálymman (plural καλύμματα)

    1. cover, hood, lid, cap

    Declension

    singular plural
    nominative κάλυμμα (kálymma) καλύμματα (kalýmmata)
    genitive καλύμματος (kalýmmatos) καλυμμάτων (kalymmáton)
    accusative κάλυμμα (kálymma) καλύμματα (kalýmmata)
    vocative κάλυμμα (kálymma) καλύμματα (kalýmmata)