προζύμι

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Koine Greek προζύμιον (prozúmion).[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pɾoˈzi.mi/
Hyphenation: προ‧ζύ‧μι

Noun

προζύμι • (prozými) n (plural προζύμια)

(baking) starter, starter dough, levain (a yeast culture, or a medium containing one, used to start a fermentation process)

Declension

declension of προζύμι

case \ number	singular	plural
nominative	προζύμι •	προζύμια •
genitive	προζυμιού •	προζυμιών •
accusative	προζύμι •	προζύμια •
vocative	προζύμι •	προζύμια •

Derived terms

προζυμένιο ψωμί n (prozyménio psomí, “sourdough bread”)

See also

ζυμάρι n (zymári, “yeast; dough”)
ζύμη f (zými, “yeast; dough”)
μαγιά f (magiá, “yeast”)

References

προζύμι - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.

Further reading

προζύμι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el

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