lema

== English == === Etymology === First coined 1789, from Ancient Greek λήμη (lḗmē, “substance that gathers in the corner of the eye; rheum”). === Noun === lema (uncountable) (physiology, rare) The secretion of the tarsal glands of the eye. ==== Synonyms ==== sebum palpebrale === Anagrams === Elma, mela, mela-, amel, -meal, meal, alme, male-, Male, male, leam, lame, lamé, Leam, Elam, Malé == Catalan == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin lēmma, from Ancient Greek λῆμμα (lêmma). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [ˈle̞.mə] IPA(key): (Balearic, Central) [ˈle.mə] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈle.ma] === Noun === lema m (plural lemes) (heraldry) motto (linguistics) lemma (mathematics) lemma ==== Derived terms ==== lemari lematitzar === Further reading === “lema”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Javanese == === Romanization === lema romanization of ꦊꦩ == Latin == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek λήμη (lḗmē). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈɫeː.ma] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈlɛː.ma] === Noun === lēma f (genitive lēmae); first declension rheum that collects in the corner of the eyes ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun. ==== Synonyms ==== grāmia === References === “lema”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “lema”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. == Madurese == === Etymology === From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima. === Numeral === lema five == Maltese == === Alternative forms === lema’ === Etymology === From Arabic لَمَعَ (lamaʕa). The original inflection with a final għ is now less common (see above). Otherwise the root was reanalysed as ending in a semivowel. For this case, moreover, there exist two conjugations (one with -a- in all forms and one of the type of beda). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlɛ.ma/ Rhymes: -ɛma === Verb === lema (imperfect jilma) to glitter, glint, glimmer ==== Conjugation ==== == Northern Sotho == === Etymology === From Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀ma. === Verb === lema to farm, to cultivate to plough == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === lemma (pre-reform spelling) === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin lemma, from Ancient Greek λῆμμα (lêmma). Compare Spanish lema. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -emɐ Hyphenation: le‧ma === Noun === lema m (plural lemas) motto; slogan (linguistics) lemma (mathematics) lemma ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “lema”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “lema”, in Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisboa: Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, 2001–2026 “lema”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “lema”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 “lema”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN == Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /lěːma/ Hyphenation: le‧ma === Noun === léma f (Cyrillic spelling ле́ма) lemma ==== Declension ==== == Sotho == === Etymology === From Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀ma. === Verb === lema to farm, to cultivate to plough == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin lemma, from Ancient Greek λῆμμα (lêmma). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlema/ [ˈle.ma] Rhymes: -ema Syllabification: le‧ma === Noun === lema m (plural lemas) motto slogan (especially a political one) Synonym: eslogan theme, subject headword, term, title Synonyms: lexía, pieza léxica lemma (heraldry) motto === Further reading === “lema”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Teanu == === Etymology === From Proto-Oceanic *lalo-, from earlier *ralom, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daləm, from Proto-Austronesian *daləm. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /lema/ === Noun === lema inside === References === François, Alexandre. 2021. Teanu dictionary (Solomon Islands). Dictionaria 15. 1-1877. DOI:10.5281/zenodo.5653063. – entry lema. François, Alexandre. 2021. Online Teanu–English dictionary, with equivalents in Lovono and Tanema. Electronic files. Paris: CNRS. – entry lema. Lackey, W.J.. & Boerger, B.H. (2021), “Reexamining the Phonological History of Oceanic's Temotu subgroup”, in Oceanic Linguistics. == Tswana == === Etymology === From Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀ma. === Verb === lema to farm, to cultivate to plough == Venda == === Verb === lema to spoil