λύμα
See also: λῦμα
Greek
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek λῦμα (lûma, “bathwater, offscouring”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈli.ma/
- Hyphenation: λύ‧μα
- Homophones: λίμα (líma), λήμμα (límma)
Noun
λύμα • (lýma) n (plural λύματα)
- wastewater
- διαχείριση αστικών λυμάτων ― diacheírisi astikón lymáton ― management of urban wastewater
Declension
declension of λύμα
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | λύμα • | λύματα • |
| genitive | λύματος • | λυμάτων • |
| accusative | λύμα • | λύματα • |
| vocative | λύμα • | λύματα • |
Related terms
- αλύμαντος (alýmantos, “unviolated, intact”) (rare)
- απολυμαίνω (apolymaíno, “disinfect”) & related words
- λυμαίνομαι (lymaínomai)
- λυματολάσπη f (lymatoláspi)
- λυμεώνας m (lymeónas, “destroyer”)
Usage notes
- Note, that many compounds ending in -λυμα are related to the verb λύω (lýo, “untie; solve”), but not to λύμα (lýma).
See also
- απόβλητα n pl (apóvlita, “waste”) (collective noun)
Further reading
- λύμα in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.