ζύμη

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *yúHs-meh₂ (“fermentation, soup”).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ζῡ́μη • (zū́mē) f (genitive ζῡ́μης); first declension

  1. leaven

Declension

First declension of ἡ ζῡ́μη; τῆς ζῡ́μης (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ ζῡ́μη
hē zū́mē 		τὼ ζῡ́μᾱ
tṑ zū́mā 		αἱ ζῦμαι
hai zûmai
Genitive τῆς ζῡ́μης
tês zū́mēs 		τοῖν ζῡ́μαιν
toîn zū́main 		τῶν ζῡμῶν
tôn zūmôn
Dative τῇ ζῡ́μῃ
têi zū́mēi 		τοῖν ζῡ́μαιν
toîn zū́main 		ταῖς ζῡ́μαις
taîs zū́mais
Accusative τὴν ζῡ́μην
tḕn zū́mēn 		τὼ ζῡ́μᾱ
tṑ zū́mā 		τᾱ̀ς ζῡ́μᾱς
tā̀s zū́mās
Vocative ζῡ́μη
zū́mē 		ζῡ́μᾱ
zū́mā 		ζῦμαι
zûmai
Notes:

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: ζύμη (zými)
  • → English: zyme, zymo-
  • →⇒ German: Enzym

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ζύμη”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume I, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 503

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ζῡ́μη (zū́mē, “leaven”).

Pronunciation

Noun

ζύμη • (zými) f (plural ζύμες)

  1. yeast
  2. dough

Declension

singular plural
nominative ζύμη (zými) ζύμες (zýmes)
genitive ζύμης (zýmis) ζυμών (zymón)
accusative ζύμη (zými) ζύμες (zýmes)
vocative ζύμη (zými) ζύμες (zýmes)

Synonyms

See also

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