δίλημμα
Ancient Greek
noun
Definitions
- a conclusion from two premises
Etymology
Compound from Ancient Greek δίς (twice, doubly, dis) + Ancient Greek λῆμμα (assumption, premise).
Origin
Ancient Greek
λῆμμα
Gloss
assumption, premise
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- di- English
- dicynodont English
- diergism English
- dilemma English
- hypolemma English
- lemma Finnish
- dilemma Latin
- dilēmma Latin
- dioicus Latin
- lemma Latin
- Dilemma German
- di- German
- di- Italian
- di- Dutch, Flemish
- дилемма Russian
- di- Spanish, Castilian
- dilema Spanish, Castilian
- diprotodon Ancient Greek
- δίκροτος Ancient Greek
- δίμιτος Ancient Greek
- δίς Ancient Greek
- κέντρον Ancient Greek
- λῆμμα Ancient Greek
- ἔργον Ancient Greek
- *dwís Proto-Indo-European
- di- Portuguese
- dylemat Polish
- lemma Polish
- di- Catalan, Valencian
- dilema Catalan, Valencian
- δις Greek (modern)