Στρυμών

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Thracian *strúmā, *strūmōn (stream, river), from Proto-Indo-European *srew- (to flow).[1][2] Compare Lithuanian dialectal straumuo, sriaumė, Latvian stràume.

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Στρῡμών • (Strūmṓnm (genitive Στρῡμόνος); third declension

  1. the river Strymon; the river Struma
    Synonym: Πᾰλαιστῖνος (Pălaistînos)

Inflection

Derived terms

  • Στρῡμονῐ́ᾱς (Strūmonĭ́ās)
  • Στρῡμονῐκός (Strūmonĭkós)
  • Στρῡμόνῐος (Strūmónĭos)
  • Στρῡμονῐ́ς (Strūmonĭ́s)

Descendants

  • Bulgarian: Струма (Struma)
  • Greek: Στρυμών (Strymón)
  • Latin: Strȳmōn

References

  1. ^ Katičic', Radislav. Ancient Languages of the Balkans, Part One. Paris: Mouton, 1976: 144.
  2. ^ Duridanov, Ivan Vasiliev (1985) Die Sprache der Thraker [The Language of the Thracians]‎[1] (in German), Hieronymus Verlag, →ISBN, page 84

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