ἰχθυήματα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἰχθύα (ikhthúa, “skin of a fish”) +‎ -μα (-ma, “denotes the object of an action”), ultimately from ἰχθύς (ikhthús, “fish”).

Noun

ἰχθῠήμᾰτᾰ • (ikhthuḗmata) n

fish-scales
scrapings, shavings
nominative plural of ἰχθυῆμᾰ (ikhthuêma)
accusative plural of ἰχθυῆμᾰ (ikhthuêma)
vocative plural of ἰχθυῆμᾰ (ikhthuêma)

Usage notes

Used mainly in the plural.

References

“ἰχθυήματα”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press

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