τμῆμα

See also: τμήμα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From the root of τέμνω (témnō, to cut) + -μα (-ma, result noun suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

τμῆμᾰ (tmêma) n (genitive τμήμᾰτος); third declension

  1. something cut off
    1. piece, section
    2. segment of a line
    3. sector of a circle
  2. Cut, incision, wound
  3. Section of a book
  4. (astrology) Division between two signs of the zodiac

Inflection

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