δῶμα

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Reanalyzed as a -μᾰ-stem from Epic δῶ (), from Proto-Indo-European *dṓm (home; house).[1] Compare δόμος (dómos), δεσπότης (despótēs).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

δῶμᾰ (dôman (genitive δώμᾰτος); third declension

  1. house
    1. chief room, hall
    2. (in the plural) a single house
    3. halls of the gods
      1. the nether world
      2. (figurative) temple
    4. (δῶμα Καδμεῖον) Thebes
    5. housetop
  2. household, family

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • ? Albanian: dhomë (room, chamber)
  • Latin: dōma (house, dwelling; roof)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “δῶμα”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 362-363

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