φλέγμα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From φλέγω (phlégō, to set on fire, inflame) + -μα (-ma).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

φλέγμᾰ (phlégma) n (genitive φλέγμᾰτος); third declension

  1. flame, fire, heat
  2. (medicine) inflammation
  3. phlegm, a cold slimy humour of the body

Inflection

Derived terms

  • λευκὸν φλέγμα (leukòn phlégma, type of dropsy, anasarca)

Descendants

Further reading

  • φλέγμα in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • φλέγμα in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • φλέγμα in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • φλέγμα in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
  • φλέγμα in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
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