ἅλμη

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See also: άλμη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἅλς (háls, salt).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἅλμη (hálmēf (genitive ἅλμης); first declension

  1. seawater, brine
  2. spray that has dried on the skin
  3. salt incrustation on soil
  4. saltwater, brine used for pickling
  5. saltness, as a bad quality in soil

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: άλμη (álmi)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἅλς , ἁλός (> DER 1. ἅλμη)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 74-5

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