παλάμη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *palámā, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₂(e)meh₂, from *pleh₂- (flat). Cognates include Latin palma, Old Irish lám, Old English folm, and Albanian shpullë.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πᾰλᾰ́μη • (palámē) f (genitive πᾰλᾰ́μης); first declension

  1. palm, hand
  2. device, cunning
  3. handiwork, work of art

Inflection

Descendants

  • Greek: παλάμη (palámi)
  • Mariupol Greek: пала́м (palám)

Further reading

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek παλάμη (palámē).

Noun

παλάμη • (palámi) f (plural παλάμες)

  1. palm, hand
  2. decimetre

Declension

Synonyms

Coordinate terms

  • εν τη παλάμη και ούτω βοήσωμεν (en ti palámi kai oúto voḯsomen)
  • το παράσημο της ανοιχτής παλάμης (to parásimo tis anoichtís palámis)
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