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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