A lept is ... All meanings of a word

In Russian there are often words that have several meanings. In philology such words are called homonyms.

Greek coins

In Ancient Greece, mint is a small change of coin. In the ancient Greek language, "leptos" means "small, small." That is, we can conclude that lept was the easiest and smallest coin in the Greek monetary system. In turn, the coin came in after the reign of Alexander the Great. If we talk about the nominal value of a coin, then the lept is:

• 1/7 part of the Halkut;
• 1/2 of the code;
• 1/56 obol.

Lepta is a coin that was used in modern Greece until 2002, while the euro was not used in the country. We can say that in the Hellas of the XX-XXI century, these coins had the same value as our kopecks. For example, 1 drachma was equal to 100 mites. It was used as a small change from 1827 to 2002.

Rivers in the Republic of Komi

There is another meaning for the word "lept". In the Republic of Komi there are two rivers with this name. One of them is a tributary of the larger river Northern Mylva. The length of the waterway is 37 kilometers. Refers to the Pechora river basin .

The second river with the same name runs into Timsher. Territorially, this waterway is located near Syktyvkar. The length of the river is only 15 kilometers. The originality of this water body is that streams having such a relatively small length rarely have names.

Other meanings of the term

This word can be safely called multivalued. Many, probably, heard the expression "to contribute." To interpret the essence of this phrase can be both in a positive and in a negative sense. For example, a group of people planned a common cause. Everyone has to do a certain amount of work. People fulfilled the tasks assigned to them, and the overall result was obtained. In this case, they say that everyone contributed to the success of the enterprise. In a negative sense, you can treat it like this. Someone is very bad. He believes that many people created the problems in his life. In the minds of people in this state often slip a phrase that each contributed to what is now with the person.

Also the term "lept" is a certain alms, alms. Nobility is a trait not very characteristic of modern people, but nevertheless many today are engaged in charity. In this case, it is worth talking about the collection of serious sums of money, which patients need for treatment and complex operations. In such cases, the collection of funds through charity funds is often announced. Organizations provide information on those in need of serious material support in the mass media. After that, anyone can transfer money to the specified account in the bank. When the necessary amount is collected, the patient is operated. After the successful completion of the treatment, everyone can say that he contributed to the process of recovery.

In addition to the above interpretations, the meaning of the word "lept" refers to marital relations. In Ancient Russia, a woman who lost her husband (widow) was called a mite. It was meant that the family remained incomplete, because the basis of it - a man. Lepta is the remainder of the full surname.

It's so interesting that one short word can have slightly different values.