πῆμα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *peh₁- (to hurt) (compare Latin patior (to suffer), Sanskrit पीयति (pīyati, to blame), Gothic 𐍆𐌹𐌾𐌰𐌽 (fijan, to hate)) + -μα (-ma).

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Noun

πῆμᾰ • (pêma) n (genitive πήμᾰτος); third declension

  1. (poetic) misery
    Synonyms: πημονή (pēmonḗ), πημοσύνη (pēmosúnē)

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