LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterthird declension

limma

limma n (genitive limmatis)

Meaning

  1. neutera semitone

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativelimmalimmata
genitivelimmatislimmatum
dativelimmatīlimmatibus
accusativelimmalimmata
ablativelimmatelimmatibus
vocativelimmalimmata

limma, ătis, n., = λεῖμμα (a remainder;
I. hence), a semitone, Macr. Somn. Scip. 2, 1, § 23.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek λεῖμμα (leîmma).

Quick answers

What does limma mean in Latin?
limma, a noun, means “a semitone”.
What is the genitive of limma?
The genitive singular is limmatis. limma is neuter, third declension.