λῦμα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From λοῠ́ω (loúō, to wash) + -μᾰ (-ma).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

λῦμᾰ (lûma) n (genitive λῡ́μᾰτος); third declension

  1. water used in washing
  2. dirt removed by washing, offscouring
  3. moral filth, defilement

Inflection

Descendants

  • Greek: λύμα (lýma)

Further reading

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