χρόμος

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gʰrómos (a roar, rumble; thunder), the same root of χρόμαδος (khrómados, crash, fragor), χρεμετίζω (khremetízō, to whinny, neigh), χρέμπτομαι (khrémptomai, to clear one's throat), Proto-Germanic *grimmaz (grim, fierce) and Proto-Slavic *gromъ (thunder).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

χρόμος (khrómosm (genitive χρόμου); second declension

  1. crashing sound
  2. neighing of horses

Inflection

Descendants

  • Greek: χλιμιντρίζω (chlimintrízo)

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