ἔμβλημα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἔμβλημᾰ • (émblēma) n (genitive ἐμβλήμᾰτος); third declension

  1. insertion
  2. chased or imbossed ornament
  3. graft
  4. tessellated work, a mosaic
  5. inner sole put into the shoe in winter
  6. sluice gate
  7. payment; fine

Inflection

Descendants

  • Latin: emblēma

Further reading

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