πῶμα

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Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *poh₂mn̥, from *peh₂- (to protect). Cognates include Sanskrit पात्र (pātra), Gothic 𐍆𐍉𐌳𐍂 (fōdr), German Futter.

Noun

πῶμᾰ (pôman (genitive πώμᾰτος); third declension

  1. lid, cover
Inflection

References

Etymology 2

From the root of πίνω (pínō, I drink) +‎ -μᾰ (-ma); from the Proto-Indo-European root *peh₃- (to drink).

Noun

πῶμᾰ (pôman (genitive πώμᾰτος); third declension

  1. drink, draught
  2. cup for drinking
Inflection

References

  • πῶμα”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • πῶμα”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • πῶμα”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • πῶμα in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
  • πῶμα in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.