pelma
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek πέλμᾰ (pélma).
Noun[edit]
pelma (plural pelmata)
- (ornithology) The undersurface of the foot.
Synonyms[edit]
References[edit]
- “pelma”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams[edit]
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Verb[edit]
pelma (present tense pelmar, past tense pelma, past participle pelma, passive infinitive pelmast, present participle pelmande, imperative pelma/pelm)
- Alternative spelling of pelme
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Uncertain. Cf. Ancient Greek πέλμα (pélma). Or a shortening of pelmazo, possibly from Latin pegma, from Ancient Greek πῆγμα (pêgma). Cf. also Romanian piemn, pielm.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
pelma m or f by sense (plural pelmas)
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “pelma”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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- English nouns
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- Norwegian Nynorsk verbs
- Norwegian Nynorsk weak verbs
- Spanish terms with unknown etymologies
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- Rhymes:Spanish/elma
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