ἔμβλημα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἐμβάλλω (embállō, to put in, to lay on) and the suffix -μα (-ma).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἔμβλημᾰ (émblēma) n (genitive ἔμβλημᾰτος); third declension

  1. An insertion
  2. A chased or imbossed ornament
  3. A graft
  4. A tessellated work, a mosaic

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