Lemma

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English

Etymology

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Proper noun

Lemma

  1. (rare) A female given name

Anagrams

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Etymology

From the Latin lemma, from the Ancient Greek λῆμμᾰ (lêmma).

Pronunciation

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Noun

Lemma n (strong, genitive Lemmas, plural Lemmata)

  1. lemma, headword
  2. (mathematics) lemma (proposition used mainly in the proof of some other proposition)
    Synonym: Hilfssatz

Declension

Declension of Lemma
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Lemma die Lemmata
genitive eines des Lemmas der Lemmata
dative einem dem Lemma den Lemmata
accusative ein das Lemma die Lemmata

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “Lemma” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Lemma” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Lemma” in Duden online
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