-ωμα

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See also: ωμά

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From -όω (-óō) + -μα (-ma) (from Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥), which lengthens a preceding vowel.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɔː.ma/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /o.ma/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /o.ma/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /o.ma/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /o.ma/

Suffix

-ωμα • (-ōma)

a suffix indicating a structure or mass (especially pathological)

Derived terms

Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ωμα

Descendants

Greek: -ωμα (-oma)
→ English: -oma, -ome
→ French: -ome
→ Italian: -oma
→ Portuguese: -oma
→ Spanish: -oma

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek -ωμα (-ōma).

Suffix

-ωμα • (-oma) n

a suffix indicating a structure, system, or object

Declension

Declension of -ωμα

	singular	plural
nominative	-ωμα •	-ώματα •
genitive	-ώματος •	-ωμάτων •
accusative	-ωμα •	-ώματα •
vocative	-ωμα •	-ώματα •

Derived terms

άμαξα (ámaxa, “body”), whence αμάξωμα (amáxoma, “bodywork”)
κουμπί (koumpí, “button”), whence κούμπωμα (koúmpoma, “buttoning”)

Greek terms suffixed with -ωμα

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