πρίσμα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From πρίω (príō, I saw, I cut) and the suffix -μα (-ma).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πρίσμᾰ • (prísma) n (genitive πρίσμᾰτος); third declension

  1. anything sawn, sawdust
  2. (Koine) prism

Inflection

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Koine Greek πρίσμα (prísma, prism). Sense 2 is a semantic loan from French prisme.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɾi.zma/

Noun

πρίσμα • (prísma) n (plural πρίσματα)

  1. (physics, mathematics) prism
  2. point of view
    Synonym: σκοπιά (skopiá)

Declension

Further reading

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