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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From the root of χαμαί (khamaí) (from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰōm (“earth”)) + -δε (-de).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʰa.mâːz.de/ → /xaˈma.ze/ → /xaˈma.ze/
Adverb
χᾰμᾶζε • (khămâze)
- to the ground
- Synonym: χαμάδις (khamádis)
- Antonym: χαμᾶθεν (khamâthen)
Further reading
- “χαμᾶζε”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.