ζύγωμα

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ζῠγόω (zugóō, “to yoke or join together”) +‎ -μᾰ (-ma, nominal suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ζῠ́γωμᾰ • (zúgōma) n (genitive ζῠγώμᾰτος); third declension

  1. bolt, bar
    1. (engineering) cross rod
  2. Synonym of ζῠγόν (zugón).
  3. (anatomy) cheekbone, zygomatic bone
  4. (navigation) canal lock
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Inflection

Third declension of τὸ ζῠ́γωμᾰ; τοῦ ζῠγώμᾰτος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ ζῠ́γωμᾰ
tò zúgōma 		τὼ ζῠγώμᾰτε
tṑ zugṓmate 		τᾰ̀ ζῠγώμᾰτᾰ
tà zugṓmata
Genitive τοῦ ζῠγώμᾰτος
toû zugṓmatos 		τοῖν ζῠγωμᾰ́τοιν
toîn zugōmátoin 		τῶν ζῠγωμᾰ́των
tôn zugōmátōn
Dative τῷ ζῠγώμᾰτῐ
tôi zugṓmati 		τοῖν ζῠγωμᾰ́τοιν
toîn zugōmátoin 		τοῖς ζῠγώμᾰσῐ / ζῠγώμᾰσῐν
toîs zugṓmasi(n)
Accusative τὸ ζῠ́γωμᾰ
tò zúgōma 		τὼ ζῠγώμᾰτε
tṑ zugṓmate 		τᾰ̀ ζῠγώμᾰτᾰ
tà zugṓmata
Vocative ζῠ́γωμᾰ
zúgōma 		ζῠγώμᾰτε
zugṓmate 		ζῠγώμᾰτᾰ
zugṓmata
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Derived terms

Descendants

Descendants of ζῠ́γωμᾰ in other languages
  • → English: zygoma
  • ⇒ New Latin: zygōmaticus

References

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