pelma

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English

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek πέλμᾰ (pélma).

Noun

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pelma (plural pelmata)

  1. (ornithology) The undersurface of the foot.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Verb

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pelma (present tense pelmar, past tense pelma, past participle pelma, passive infinitive pelmast, present participle pelmande, imperative pelma/pelm)

  1. Alternative spelling of pelme

Spanish

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Etymology

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Uncertain. Cf. Ancient Greek πέλμα (pélma). Or a shortening of pelmazo, possibly from Latin pegma, from Ancient Greek πῆγμα (pêgma). Cf. also Romanian piemn, pielm.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpelma/ [ˈpel.ma]
  • Rhymes: -elma
  • Syllabification: pel‧ma

Noun

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pelma m or f by sense (plural pelmas)

  1. (colloquial) bore
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