χυμός

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

Traditionally taken as a nominal derivation of χέω (khéō, to pour), but like χυλός (khulós, juice, gruel), it is unclear how the long -ῡ- can be explained.[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

χῡμός (khūmósm (genitive χῡμοῦ); second declension

  1. juice of plants
  2. animal juices, humors
    Synonym: χυλός (khulós)
  3. flavour, savour

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: χυμός (chymós)
  • Latin: chȳmus

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “χῡλός ( > DER > χῡμός)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1653

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Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χυμός (khumós, juice), from χέω (khéō, I pour).

Noun

χυμός (chymósm (plural χυμοί)

  1. juice

Declension

singular plural
nominative χυμός (chymós) χυμοί (chymoí)
genitive χυμού (chymoú) χυμών (chymón)
accusative χυμό (chymó) χυμούς (chymoús)
vocative χυμέ (chymé) χυμοί (chymoí)

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