στόμαχος

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From στόμα (stóma, mouth), with a suffix -χος (-khos) (also found in οὐρᾰχός (ourakhós, urachus)), the latter of unclear and probably Pre-Greek origin.[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

στόμᾰχος (stómakhosm (genitive στομᾰ́χου); second declension

  1. throat, gullet
  2. stomach
  3. bladder

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References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “στόμαχος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1408-1409

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Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek στόμαχος (stómakhos).

Noun

στόμαχος (stómachosm (plural στόμαχοι)

  1. (literary) Alternative form of στομάχι (stomáchi)

Declension

singular plural
nominative στόμαχος (stómachos) στόμαχοι (stómachoi)
genitive στομάχου (stomáchou) στομάχων (stomáchon)
accusative στόμαχο (stómacho) στομάχους (stomáchous)
vocative στόμαχε (stómache) στόμαχοι (stómachoi)

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