δόμος

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *dómos, from Proto-Indo-European *dṓm. Cognates include Latin domus, Sanskrit दम (dáma), Bulgarian дом (dom), and Old Armenian տուն (tun).

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Noun

δόμος (dómosm (genitive δόμου); second declension

  1. horizontal beam at the top of some columns serving as a fixed portico or porch
  2. house
  3. household
  4. fixed dwelling for some animals: barn, wasp's nest, snake's hole
  5. (astrology) domicile of a planet

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