gramia

Latin

Alternative forms

• grāmae

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek γλάμος (glámos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈɡraː.mi.a/, [ˈɡräːmiä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈɡra.mi.a/, [ˈɡräːmiä]

Noun

grāmia f (genitive grāmiae); first declension

1. (chiefly in the plural) sleep (rheum that collects in the corner of the eyes)

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	grāmia	grāmiae
genitive	grāmiae	grāmiārum
dative	grāmiae	grāmiīs
accusative	grāmiam	grāmiās
ablative	grāmiā	grāmiīs
vocative	grāmia	grāmiae

Derived terms

• grāmiōsus

References

• “grāmĭae”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• grāmĭae in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.