ζύγωμα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ζῠγόω (zugóō, “to yoke or join together”) +‎ -μᾰ (-ma, nominal suffix).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

ζῠ́γωμᾰ • (zúgōma) n (genitive ζῠγώμᾰτος); third declension

  1. bolt, bar
    1. (engineering) cross rod
  2. Synonym of ζῠγόν (zugón).
  3. (anatomy) cheekbone, zygomatic bone
  4. (navigation) canal lock

Inflection
Third declension of τὸ ζῠ́γωμᾰ; τοῦ ζῠγώμᾰτος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ ζῠ́γωμᾰ
tò zúgōma		 τὼ ζῠγώμᾰτε
tṑ zugṓmate		 τᾰ̀ ζῠγώμᾰτᾰ
tà zugṓmata
Genitive τοῦ ζῠγώμᾰτος
toû zugṓmatos		 τοῖν ζῠγωμᾰ́τοιν
toîn zugōmátoin		 τῶν ζῠγωμᾰ́των
tôn zugōmátōn
Dative τῷ ζῠγώμᾰτῐ
tôi zugṓmati		 τοῖν ζῠγωμᾰ́τοιν
toîn zugōmátoin		 τοῖς ζῠγώμᾰσῐ / ζῠγώμᾰσῐν
toîs zugṓmasi(n)
Accusative τὸ ζῠ́γωμᾰ
tò zúgōma		 τὼ ζῠγώμᾰτε
tṑ zugṓmate		 τᾰ̀ ζῠγώμᾰτᾰ
tà zugṓmata
Vocative ζῠ́γωμᾰ
zúgōma		 ζῠγώμᾰτε
zugṓmate		 ζῠγώμᾰτᾰ
zugṓmata
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms
  • ἐπῐζῠ́γωμᾰ (epizúgōma)

Descendants
Descendants of ζῠ́γωμᾰ in other languages
  • → English: zygoma
  • ⇒ New Latin: zygōmaticus

References
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