λύμα

See also: λῦμα

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek λῦμα (lûma, “bathwater, offscouring”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈli.ma/
• Hyphenation: λύ‧μα
• Homophones: λίμα (líma), λήμμα (límma)

Noun

λύμα • (lýma) n (plural λύματα)

1. wastewater

   διαχείριση αστικών λυμάτων ― diacheírisi astikón lymáton ― management of urban wastewater

Usage notes

• Note, that many compounds ending in -λυμα are related to the verb λύω (lýo, “untie; solve”), but not to λύμα (lýma).

Declension

Declension of λύμα

	singular	plural
nominative	λύμα (lýma)	λύματα (lýmata)
genitive	λύματος (lýmatos)	λυμάτων (lymáton)
accusative	λύμα (lýma)	λύματα (lýmata)
vocative	λύμα (lýma)	λύματα (lýmata)

Related terms

• αλύμαντος (alýmantos, “unviolated, intact”) (rare)
• απολυμαίνω (apolymaíno, “disinfect”) & related words
• λυμαίνομαι (lymaínomai)
• λυματολάσπη f (lymatoláspi)
• λυμεώνας m (lymeónas, “destroyer”)

See also

• απόβλητα n pl (apóvlita, “waste”) (collective noun)

Further reading

• λύμα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language