στέμμα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From στέφω (stéphō, to encircle, crown) + -μα (-ma), with regressive assimilation.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

στέμμᾰ • (stémma) n (genitive στέμμᾰτος); third declension

  1. (mostly in the plural) wreath, garland, chaplet
  2. (in the plural) pedigrees, family trees

Declension

Derived terms

  • στεμματίας (stemmatías)
  • στεμματοφόρος (stemmatophóros)
  • στεμματόω (stemmatóō)

Descendants

  • Greek: στέμμα (stémma)
  • Latin: stemma

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek στέμμα (stémma).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈste.ma/
  • Hyphenation: στέμ‧μα

Noun

στέμμα • (stémma) n (plural στέμματα)

  1. crown (royal, imperial or princely headdress)
  2. (astronomy) corona (of the sun)

Declension

Synonyms

  • εστεμμένος (estemménos, crowned, participle & noun) (learned)
  • στέψη f (stépsi, crowning)
  • and see: στέφω (stéfo, place wreath)

Further reading

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