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πλάσμα
creature /ˈplaz.ma/
nounA2#741 most common
Also: being, living soul, plasma (blood / ionized gas), figment, fabrication
Example sentences
Τι γλυκό πλάσμα!
What a sweet little creature!
Η γάτα μου είναι ένα ήσυχο πλάσμα.
My cat is a quiet creature.
Στο παραμύθι ζουν παράξενα πλάσματα.
Strange creatures live in the fairy tale.
Στο νοσοκομείο του έκαναν μετάγγιση με πλάσμα αίματος.
At the hospital they gave him a transfusion of blood plasma.
Το πλάσμα είναι η τέταρτη κατάσταση της ύλης, μετά το στερεό, το υγρό και το αέριο.
Plasma is the fourth state of matter, after solid, liquid and gas.
Ο χαρακτήρας αυτός είναι ένα πλάσμα της φαντασίας του, χωρίς καμία σχέση με την πραγματικότητα.
This character is a figment of his imagination, with no relation to reality.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | πλάσμα | πλάσματα |
| Genitive | πλάσματος | πλασμάτων |
| Accusative | πλάσμα | πλάσματα |
| Vocative | πλάσμα | πλάσματα |
Word family
πλάθωto mold, shape, knead
πλαστικόςplastic, moldable
πλάστηςcreator; rolling pin
πλαστόςfake, counterfeit, forged
διάπλασηformation, build, conformation
Etymology
πλάσμα derives from the ancient Greek verb πλάσσω (Attic πλάττω) 'to mold, shape, form (especially from clay)', plus the result-suffix -μα — hence literally 'something molded or formed'. From this developed the senses 'creation, creature' and 'fabrication, figment'. The scientific meanings (blood plasma, the fourth state of matter) were coined in modern times from this same Greek root and borrowed internationally. The deeper Indo-European origin of πλάσσω is uncertain and may be Pre-Greek.
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