ἰχθυῆμα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ῐ̓χθῠ́ᾱ (ĭkhthŭ́ā) +‎ -μᾰ (-mă).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ῐ̓χθῠῆμᾰ • (ĭkhthŭêmăn (genitive ῐ̓χθῠήμᾰτος); third declension

  1. (chiefly in the plural) a fishscale
  2. (figuratively, chiefly in the plural) scrapings, shavings
    • 460 BCE – 370 BCE, Hippocrates of Kos, On Ulcers 21:
      καὶ τοῦ ἰχθυήματος μοῖρα
      kaì toû ikhthuḗmatos moîra
      and the portion of the scrapings

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