limma

English

Alternative forms
  • leimma

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin limma

Noun

limma (plural limmas)

  1. (music) Any of several small musical intervals, such as the semitone

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek λεῖμμα (leîmma).

Noun

limma n (genitive limmatis); third declension

  1. a semitone

Inflection

Third declension neuter.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative limma limmata
Genitive limmatis limmatum
Dative limmatī limmatibus
Accusative limma limmata
Ablative limmate limmatibus
Vocative limma limmata

References
  • limma in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • limma in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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