deme
See also: déme, dėmė, dėme, and dėmę
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek δῆμος (dêmos, “district”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /diːm/
- Rhymes: -iːm
- Homophone: deem (Received Pronunciation)
Noun
deme (plural demes)
- A township or other subdivision of ancient Attica.
- 2009, Don Nardo, Ancient Greece (page 97)
- They increased the authority of the Assembly and divided Attica into numerous small wardlike districts, the demes.
- 2009, Don Nardo, Ancient Greece (page 97)
- (ecology) A distinct local population of plants or animals.
Derived terms
- biodeme
- ecodeme
- demesman
Translations
township of Attica
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Anagrams
- Deem, Mede, deem, meed
Japanese
Romanization
deme
- Rōmaji transcription of でめ
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈdeː.me/, [ˈd̪eːmɛ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈde.me/, [ˈd̪ɛːme]
Etymology 1
See dēmō (“I remove, take away, or subtract”).
Verb
dēme
- second-person singular present active imperative of dēmō
Etymology 2
See dēmos (“a tract of land”, “[the common] people”).
Noun
dēme m
- vocative singular of dēmos
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdeme/ [ˈd̪e.me]
- Rhymes: -eme
- Syllabification: de‧me
Verb
deme
- third-person singular imperative of dar combined with me
Turkish
Noun
deme (definite accusative demeyi, plural demeler)
- verbal noun of demek
Verb
deme
- second-person singular negative imperative of demek