lemme

See also: Lemme

English

Alternative forms

• lemmie

Etymology

Written form of a reduction of let me.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛmi/, /ˈlɛmɪ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈlɛmi/, /ˈlɛme/, /ˈlɛmɪ/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -ɛmi

Contraction

lemme

1. (colloquial) Let me.

   Lemme go!

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

See also

• gimme

Anagrams

• Emmel, Memel, melem

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɛmə/, [ˈlɛmə]

Noun

lemme c

1. indefinite plural of lem

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɛm/

• Audio:

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Noun

lemme m (plural lemmes)

1. (mathematics) lemma
2. (linguistics, lexicography) lemma

See also

• lexème

Further reading

• “lemme”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Adverb

lemme

1. only used in lemme lemme

Anagrams

• melme

Latin

Noun

lemme

1. vocative singular of lemmus