πλέγμα

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From πλέκω (plékō, “to plait, to twist”) +‎ -μα (-ma).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πλέγμᾰ • (plégma) n (genitive πλέγμᾰτος); third declension

  1. anything twined or twisted
  2. wickerwork
  3. (in the plural) wreaths, chaplets
  4. complex, combination of words

Inflection

Third declension of τὸ πλέγμᾰ; τοῦ πλέγμᾰτος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ πλέγμᾰ
tò plégma 		τὼ πλέγμᾰτε
tṑ plégmate 		τᾰ̀ πλέγμᾰτᾰ
tà plégmata
Genitive τοῦ πλέγμᾰτος
toû plégmatos 		τοῖν πλεγμᾰ́τοιν
toîn plegmátoin 		τῶν πλεγμᾰ́των
tôn plegmátōn
Dative τῷ πλέγμᾰτῐ
tôi plégmati 		τοῖν πλεγμᾰ́τοιν
toîn plegmátoin 		τοῖς πλέγμᾰσῐ / πλέγμᾰσῐν
toîs plégmasi(n)
Accusative τὸ πλέγμᾰ
tò plégma 		τὼ πλέγμᾰτε
tṑ plégmate 		τᾰ̀ πλέγμᾰτᾰ
tà plégmata
Vocative πλέγμᾰ
plégma 		πλέγμᾰτε
plégmate 		πλέγμᾰτᾰ
plégmata
Notes:

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “πλέκω (> DER A. > 4. πλέγμα)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1206-7

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πλέγμα (plégma) with semantic loan from French réseau (“network”) and German Komplex (“complex”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpleɣ.ma/
  • Hyphenation: πλέγ‧μα

Noun

πλέγμα • (plégma) n (plural πλέγματα)

  1. mesh, lattice, network, braid (a structure made of connected strands)
  2. grid (a rectangular array of squares or rectangles)
  3. (figurative) network
  4. (psychoanalysis) Synonym of σύμπλεγμα n (sýmplegma, “complex”).
  5. (anatomy) plexus

Declension

Declension of πλέγμα
singular plural
nominative πλέγμα (plégma) πλέγματα (plégmata)
genitive πλέγματος (plégmatos) πλεγμάτων (plegmáton)
accusative πλέγμα (plégma) πλέγματα (plégmata)
vocative πλέγμα (plégma) πλέγματα (plégmata)

References

  1. ^ πλέγμα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
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