ζωμός

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • ζώμος (zṓmos) Doric

Etymology

Generally connected with ζύμη (zúmē, leaven, beer yeast), but this is improbable. Connection with ζέω (zéō, to ferment), presupposes that *yos-mo- developed into this word regularly.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ζωμός • (zōmós) m (genitive ζωμοῦ); second declension

  1. soup or sauce to eat with meat or fish
  2. (figuratively) bloodshed
  3. fat, greasy fellow

Inflection

Derived terms

  • εὔζωμον (eúzōmon)
  • εὔζωμος (eúzōmos)
  • ζωμάριον (zōmárion)
  • ζώμευμα (zṓmeuma)
  • ζωμευτός (zōmeutós)
  • ζωμεύω (zōmeúō)
  • ζωμήρυσις (zōmḗrusis)
  • ζωμίδιον (zōmídion)
  • ζωμίλη (zōmílē)
  • ζωμίον (zōmíon)
  • ζωμοποιέω (zōmopoiéō)
  • ζωμοποιός (zōmopoiós)
  • ζωμοτάριχος (zōmotárikhos)

Descendants

  • Greek: ζωμός (zomós)
  • Arabic: زُوم (zūm)
  • Classical Syriac: ܙܘܡܐ (zōmā), ܙܘܡܘܣ (zōmōs)

References

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ζωμός (zōmós).

Noun

ζωμός • (zomós) m (plural ζωμοί)

  1. gravy, broth

Declension

Further reading

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