λίμα
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See also: Λίμα
Greek
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈli.ma/
- Hyphenation: λί‧μα
- Homophones: λύμα (lýma), λήμμα (límma)
Etymology 1
Noun
λίμα • (líma) f (plural λίμες)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | λίμα (líma) | λίμες (límes) |
| genitive | λίμας (límas) | λιμών (limón) |
| accusative | λίμα (líma) | λίμες (límes) |
| vocative | λίμα (líma) | λίμες (límes) |
Related terms
Etymology 2
Inherited from Byzantine Greek λίμα (líma), itself a backformation from verb λιμάζω (limázō, “starve, famish”).
Noun
λίμα • (líma) f (plural λίμες)
- (colloquial) Synonym of πείνα (peína), extreme hunger, gluttony
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | λίμα (líma) | λίμες (límes) |
| genitive | λίμας (límas) | - |
| accusative | λίμα (líma) | λίμες (límes) |
| vocative | λίμα (líma) | λίμες (límes) |
Synonyms
- λόρδα f (lórda, “extreme hunger”) (colloquial) and see: πείνα f (peína, “hunger”)
- λαιμαργία f (laimargía, “gluttony”)
Related terms
- λιμάζω (limázo, “starve, famish”)
- λιμάρης (limáris, adjective)
- λιμάρικος (limárikos, adjective)
- λιμασμένος (limasménos, “famished”, participle) (colloquial)
Further reading
- λίμα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
- For the placename Λίμα (Líma) see: -
Λίμα on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
