μολύβδαινα

Ancient Greek

noun
Definitions
  • piece of lead, used as the sink of a fishing line, a sinker
  • plummet used in a mason's line
  • (mineralogy) galena, lead sulphide
  • leadwort ()

Etymology

Affix from Ancient Greek μόλυβδος (lead).

Origin

Ancient Greek

μόλυβδος

Gloss

lead

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

鉛

Emoji

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