name
Meaning 1
A city in Greece.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
Lamia
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈleɪmɪə/
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US: /ˈleɪ.mi.ə/
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CMU ARPABET: L EY1 M IY0 AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A monster preying upon human beings, who sucked the blood of children, often described as having the head and breasts of a woman and the lower half of a serpent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Greek
Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
Examples
- Coordinate term: naga
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
(folklore) a corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: vampire
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: evil spirit
History
Etymology
From Latin lamia, from Ancient Greek Λάμια (Lámia).
Across languages
Translations
34 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Albanian: Lami — city in Greece
- Albanian: Lamia — city in Greece
- Aromanian: Lãmii — city in Greece
- Aromanian: Lãmie — city in Greece
- Aromanian: Lãmia — city in Greece
- French: Lamia — city in Greece
- Greek: Λαμία (Lamía) — city in Greece
- Basque: lamia — monster in mythology
- Catalan: làmia — monster in mythology
- Chinese Mandarin: 拉米亞 /拉米亚 — monster in mythology
- Czech: lamia — monster in mythology
- Dutch: lamia — monster in mythology
- Estonian: lamia — monster in mythology
- Finnish: lamia — monster in mythology
- French: lamie — monster in mythology
- Galician: lamia — monster in mythology
- German: Lamia — monster in mythology
- Greek: Λάμια (Lámia) — monster in mythology
- Greek: λάμια (lámia) — monster in mythology
- Ancient Greek: Λάμια (Lámia) — monster in mythology
- Italian: lamia — monster in mythology
- Japanese: ラミアー — monster in mythology
- Korean: 라미아 (ramia) — monster in mythology
- Latin: lamia — monster in mythology
- Lithuanian: lamija — monster in mythology
- Marathi: लामिया (lāmiyā) — monster in mythology
- Norwegian: lamia — monster in mythology
- Polish: lamia — monster in mythology
- Portuguese: lâmia — monster in mythology
- Russian: ламия (lamija) — monster in mythology
- Serbo-Croatian: lamija — monster in mythology
- Slovene: lamija — monster in mythology
- Spanish: lamia — monster in mythology
- Swedish: lamia — monster in mythology
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