πλέγμα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From πλέκω (plékō, “to plait, to twist”) +‎ -μα (-ma).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /pléŋ.ma/ → /ˈpleɣ.ma/ → /ˈpleɣ.ma/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /pléŋ.ma/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈpleɡ.ma/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈpleɣ.ma/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈpleɣ.ma/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈpleɣ.ma/

Noun

πλέγμᾰ • (plégma) n (genitive πλέγμᾰτος); third declension

1. anything twined or twisted
2. wickerwork
3. (in the plural) wreaths, chaplets
4. complex, combination of words

Inflection

Third declension of τὸ πλέγμᾰ; τοῦ πλέγμᾰτος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ πλέγμᾰ tò plégma	τὼ πλέγμᾰτε tṑ plégmate	τᾰ̀ πλέγμᾰτᾰ tà plégmata
Genitive	τοῦ πλέγμᾰτος toû plégmatos	τοῖν πλεγμᾰ́τοιν toîn plegmátoin	τῶν πλεγμᾰ́των tôn plegmátōn
Dative	τῷ πλέγμᾰτῐ tôi plégmati	τοῖν πλεγμᾰ́τοιν toîn plegmátoin	τοῖς πλέγμᾰσῐ / πλέγμᾰσῐν toîs plégmasi(n)
Accusative	τὸ πλέγμᾰ tò plégma	τὼ πλέγμᾰτε tṑ plégmate	τᾰ̀ πλέγμᾰτᾰ tà plégmata
Vocative	πλέγμᾰ plégma	πλέγμᾰτε plégmate	πλέγμᾰτᾰ plégmata
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• πλεγματεύομαι (plegmateúomai)
• πλεγμάτιον (plegmátion)

Further reading

• “πλέγμα”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• πλέγμα in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πλέγμα (plégma) with semantic loan from French réseau (“network”) and German Komplex (“complex”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpleɣ.ma/
• Hyphenation: πλέγ‧μα

Noun

πλέγμα • (plégma) n (plural πλέγματα)

1. mesh, lattice, network, braid (a structure made of connected strands)
2. grid (a rectangular array of squares or rectangles)
3. (figurative) network
4. (psychoanalysis) Synonym of σύμπλεγμα n (sýmplegma, “complex”).
5. (anatomy) plexus

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	πλέγμα (plégma)	πλέγματα (plégmata)
genitive	πλέγματος (plégmatos)	πλεγμάτων (plegmáton)
accusative	πλέγμα (plégma)	πλέγματα (plégmata)
vocative	πλέγμα (plégma)	πλέγματα (plégmata)