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νήμα
thread /ˈni.ma/
nounC1#3370 most common
Also: yarn, filament, thread (of a discussion or computer process)
Example sentences
Η γιαγιά μου έχει ένα κουβάρι νήμα.
My grandmother has a ball of thread.
Χρειάζομαι κόκκινο νήμα για να ράψω το κουμπί.
I need red thread to sew the button.
Το νήμα αυτού του υφάσματος είναι πολύ λεπτό.
The thread of this fabric is very fine.
Έχασα το νήμα της συζήτησης.
I lost the thread of the conversation.
Κάθε νήμα επεξεργασίας εκτελείται ανεξάρτητα στον υπολογιστή.
Each processing thread runs independently on the computer.
Ο μύθος ξετυλίγεται σαν λεπτό νήμα που συνδέει το παρελθόν με το παρόν.
The myth unwinds like a thin thread that connects the past with the present.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | νήμα | νήματα |
| Genitive | νήματος | νημάτων |
| Accusative | νήμα | νήματα |
| Vocative | νήμα | νήματα |
Word family
νέωto spin
νήθωto spin thread
νηματουργίαthread or yarn manufacturing
νηματουργόςspinner, thread maker
Etymology
Νήμα comes from Ancient Greek νῆμα, a noun built on the verb νέω, meaning to spin. The word has kept its core sense for over two thousand years: a strand made by spinning fiber. Modern Greek extended it further, using it for a line of thought and, in computing, for a thread of execution.
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