αίμα

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Greek

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Etymology

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From Byzantine Greek αἷμα (haîma) / αἷμαν (haîman, blood), from Ancient Greek αἷμα (haîma, blood), which is of ultimately uncertain and highly contested origin (see Ancient Greek lemma for various proposed derivations from Proto-Indo-European or Northwest Semitic languages).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈe.ma/
  • Hyphenation: αί‧μα
  • Audio (standard):(file)

Noun

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αίμα (aíman (plural αίματα)

  1. (medicine) blood

Declension

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Alternative forms

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Further reading

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