πρίσμα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From πρίω (príō, I saw, I cut) and the suffix -μα (-ma).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πρίσμᾰ (prísma) n (genitive πρίσμᾰτος); third declension

  1. Anything sawn, sawdust
  2. A prism

Inflection

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Greek

Noun

πρίσμα (prísma) n (plural πρίσματα)

  1. (physics, mathematics) prism

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