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lemma

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek λῆμμα (lēmma, “premise, assumption”), from λαμβάνω (lambanō, “I take”).

Pronunciation

Noun

lemma (plural lemmas or lemmata)

  1. (mathematics) A proposition proved or accepted for immediate use in the proof of some other proposition.
  2. (linguistics, usually) The canonical form of an inflected word; usually, for verbs: the infinitive or the present tense, first person singular; and for nouns: the nominative singular.
  3. (linguistics, less frequently) A lexeme; all the inflected forms of a term.

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Czech

Noun

lemma n.

  1. (mathematics) lemma
  2. (linguistics) lemma (canonical form of a term)

Finnish

Noun

lemma

  1. (mathematics) lemma

Declension

Declension of lemma (type kala)
singular plural
nominative lemma lemmat
genitive lemman lemmojen lemmain1
partitive lemmaa lemmoja
accusative lemma lemman lemmat
inessive lemmassa lemmoissa
elative lemmasta lemmoista
illative lemmaan lemmoihin
adessive lemmalla lemmoilla
ablative lemmalta lemmoilta
allative lemmalle lemmoille
essive lemmana lemmoina
translative lemmaksi lemmoiksi
instructive – lemmoin
abessive lemmatta lemmoitta
comitative – lemmoineen
1) Rare.

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Italian

Noun

lemma m. (plural lemmi)

  1. lemma
  2. entry (in a dictionary)

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Lemma

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Lemma may refer to: Look up lemma in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
  • Lemma (mathematics), a proven statement used as a stepping-stone toward the proof of another statement
  • Lemma (linguistics), the canonical form of a word
  • Headword, in lexicons
  • Lemma (logic), which is simultaneously a premise for a contention above it and a contention for premises below it
  • Lemma (botany), one of the specialised bracts enclosing a floret in a grass inflorescence
  • "Shadowing lemma", a fictional animal in Terry Pratchett's Discworld series

Misspellings

  • Analemma, the curve traced out by the sun over the course of a year, and the phenomenon may be used as a clock or calendar
  • Morris Iemma (Note: spelling with a capital i), former premier of the Australian state of New South Wales
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