πλέγμα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From πλέκω (plékō, to plait, to twist) + -μα (-ma).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πλέγμᾰ • (plégma) n (genitive πλέγμᾰτος); third declension

  1. anything twined or twisted
  2. wickerwork
  3. (in the plural) wreaths, chaplets
  4. complex, combination of words

Inflection

Derived terms

  • πλεγματεύομαι (plegmateúomai)
  • πλεγμάτιον (plegmátion)

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πλέγμα (plégma).

Noun

πλέγμα • (plégma) n (plural πλέγματα)

  1. network, braid (of any material- artificial: fibre, wire, etc; or natural: nerves, etc)
  2. (figurative) network

Declension

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