κορμός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *kormós, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (to cut), the same root of κείρω (keírō, to cut).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κορμός • (kormós) m (genitive κορμοῦ); second declension

  1. (botany) trunk of a tree (with the boughs lopped off)
    Synonym: ξηνός (xēnós)
  2. log of timber

Inflection

Derived terms

  • κορμηδόν (kormēdón)
  • κορμολογῐ́ᾱ (kormologíā)
  • κορμᾰ́ζω (kormázō)
  • κορμῐ́ον (kormíon)

Descendants

  • Greek: κορμός (kormós)

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κορμός (kormós).

Noun

κορμός • (kormós) m (plural κορμοί)

  1. trunk of tree
  2. torso
  3. trunk (main part of body) of animal
  4. main body of something
  5. dessert in a log shape

Declension

See also

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