ἅλμα

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἅλλομαι (hállomai, to jump, to leap) and the suffix -μα (-ma).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἅλμᾰ (hálman (genitive ἅλμᾰτος); third declension

  1. spring, leap, jump
  2. jumping, as an athletic contest
  3. (medicine) pulsation, palpitation (of the embryo or of the heart)

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Descendants

  • Greek: άλμα (álma)

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