γόμος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *gómos, a derivation of *gem- (“to press together; to grasp”) and so related to γέμω (gémō, “to be full of”), γέντο (génto, “he/she grasped”), Latin gemō (“to sigh, groan”) and Proto-Slavic *žęti (“to press, squeeze”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɡó.mos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈɡo.mos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈɣo.mos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈɣo.mos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈɣo.mos/

Noun

γόμος • (gómos) m (genitive γόμου); second declension

freight, cargo, the goods and items carried by a ship or other vessel
Synonym: φορτῐ́ον (phortĭ́on)
load, burden, a weight carried by a beast of burden or draught animal
Synonym: ἄχθος (ákhthos)

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ γόμος; τοῦ γόμου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ὁ γόμος ho gómos	οἱ γόμοι hoi gómoi
Genitive	τοῦ γόμου toû gómou	τῶν γόμων tôn gómōn
Dative	τῷ γόμῳ tōî gómōi	τοῖς γόμοις toîs gómois
Accusative	τὸν γόμον tòn gómon	τοὺς γόμους toùs gómous
Vocative	γόμε góme	γόμοι gómoi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

γομοφόρος (gomophóros)