πλέγμα

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From πλέκω (plékō, to plait, to twist) +‎ -μα (-ma).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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πλέγμᾰ (plégman (genitive πλέγμᾰτος); third declension

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

Inflection

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “πλέκω (> DER A. > 4. πλέγμα)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1206-7

Further reading

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Greek

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πλέγμα (plégma) with semantic loan from French réseau (network) and German Komplex (complex).[1]

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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πλέγμα (plégman (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

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References

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  1. ^ πλέγμα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language