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)

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

Declension

Declension of προζύμι
singular plural
nominative προζύμι (prozými) προζύμια (prozýmia)
genitive προζυμιού (prozymioú) προζυμιών (prozymión)
accusative προζύμι (prozými) προζύμια (prozýmia)
vocative προζύμι (prozými) προζύμια (prozýmia)

Derived terms

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

See also

References

  1. ^ προζύμι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

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