ζύγωμα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

Noun

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

  1. bolt, bar
    1. (engineering) cross rod
  2. synonym of ζῠγόν (zŭgón)
  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 zŭ́gōmă 		τὼ ζῠγώμᾰτε
tṑ zŭgṓmăte 		τᾰ̀ ζῠγώμᾰτᾰ
tằ zŭgṓmătă
Genitive τοῦ ζῠγώμᾰτος
toû zŭgṓmătos 		τοῖν ζῠγωμᾰ́τοιν
toîn zŭgōmắtoin 		τῶν ζῠγωμᾰ́των
tôn zŭgōmắtōn
Dative τῷ ζῠγώμᾰτῐ
tōî zŭgṓmătĭ 		τοῖν ζῠγωμᾰ́τοιν
toîn zŭgōmắtoin 		τοῖς ζῠγώμᾰσῐ / ζῠγώμᾰσῐν
toîs zŭgṓmăsĭ(n)
Accusative τὸ ζῠ́γωμᾰ
tò zŭ́gōmă 		τὼ ζῠγώμᾰτε
tṑ zŭgṓmăte 		τᾰ̀ ζῠγώμᾰτᾰ
tằ zŭgṓmătă
Vocative ζῠ́γωμᾰ
zŭ́gōmă 		ζῠγώμᾰτε
zŭgṓmăte 		ζῠγώμᾰτᾰ
zŭgṓmătă
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

  • ἐπῐζῠ́γωμᾰ (epĭzŭ́gōmă)

Descendants

Descendants
  • → English: zygoma
  • ⇒ New Latin: zygōmaticus

References

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