Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lemmata

/ˈlɛ.mə.tə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lem-ma-ta
IPA
/ˈlɛ.mə.tə/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of lemma

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek λήμμᾰτᾰ (lḗmmătă).

Questions

How do you pronounce lemmata?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlɛ.mə.tə/.
What does lemmata mean?
plural of lemma
Where does lemmata come from?
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek λήμμᾰτᾰ (lḗmmătă).

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