νόμος

See also: νομός

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From νέμω (némō, I distribute) +‎ -ος (-os).[1]

    Pronunciation

     

    Noun

    νόμος • (nómosm (genitive νόμου); second declension

    1. usage, custom
    2. law, ordinance
    3. melody, strain
    4. (music) ancient type of song
    5. kind of coin
    6. course of masonry

    Declension

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Greek: νόμος (nómos)
    • Mariupol Greek: но́мус (nómus)
    • Aramaic: נמוסא
    • Classical Syriac: ܠܘܡܐ (lūmā) (see there for further descendants)
    • Coptic: ⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ (nomos)
    • English: -nomy
    • Latin: nummus (through Doric)
    • Sogdian: 𐫗𐫇𐫖 (nwm /⁠nōm⁠/, law, canon)
      • Old Uyghur: 𐽺𐽳𐽹 (nwm /⁠nom⁠/, religion, teaching; Buddhist scriptures; law, canon) (see there for further descendants)
    • Hebrew: נימוס

    References

    1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “νέμω, -ομαι”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1006-7

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    Greek

    Etymology

    Inherited from the Ancient Greek νόμος (nómos).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈno.mos/

    Noun

    νόμος • (nómosm (plural νόμοι)

    1. law, rule, code
      Ο λόγος της ήταν νόμος
      O lógos tis ítan nómos
      Her word was law.
    2. nome (type of musical composition in ancient Greece)

    Declension

    Declension of νόμος
    singular plural
    nominative νόμος (nómos) νόμοι (nómoi)
    genitive νόμου (nómou) νόμων (nómon)
    accusative νόμο (nómo) νόμους (nómous)
    vocative νόμε (nóme) νόμοι (nómoi)

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