lemme

See also: Lemme

English

Alternative forms

lemmie

Etymology

Written form of a reduction of let me.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlɛmi/

Contraction

lemme

(colloquial) Let me.
Lemme go!

Hey, lemme see that bag. What's in there?

Related terms

gimme

Anagrams

Emmel, Memel, melem

French

Etymology

Borrowed from the Latin lemma, itself a borrowing from the Ancient Greek λῆμμᾰ (lêmma).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /lɛm/

Noun

lemme m (plural lemmes)

(mathematics) lemma
(linguistics, lexicography) lemma

See also

lexème

Further reading

“lemme” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian

Adverb

lemme

Used only in the phrase lemme lemme

Anagrams

melme

Latin

Noun

lemme

vocative singular of lemmus

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