ὠμός

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See also: ώμος, ωμός, and ὦμος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *ōmós, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃emós, *h₂eh₃mós (raw, bitter, sour). Cognates include Sanskrit आम (āmá), Old Armenian հում (hum, raw), and Irish amh.[1]

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

ὠμός (ōmósm (feminine ὠμή, neuter ὠμόν); first/second declension

  1. raw, crude, undressed
  2. (of flesh) raw, uncooked
  3. (figuratively) savage, fierce, cruel

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Descendants

  • Greek: ωμός (omós)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ὠμός”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1680

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