-ωμα
See also: ωμά
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From -όω (-óō) + -μα (-ma) (from Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥), which lengthens a preceding vowel.
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ɔː.ma/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /o.ma/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /o.ma/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /o.ma/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /o.ma/
Suffix
-ωμα • (-ōma)
- a suffix indicating a structure or mass (especially pathological)
Derived terms
Descendants
- Greek: -ωμα (-oma)
- → English: -oma, -ome
- → French: -ome
- → Italian: -oma
- → Portuguese: -oma
- → Spanish: -oma
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek -ωμα (-ōma).
Suffix
-ωμα • (-oma) n
- a suffix indicating a structure, system, or object
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | -ωμα (-oma) | -ώματα (-ómata) |
| genitive | -ώματος (-ómatos) | -ωμάτων (-omáton) |
| accusative | -ωμα (-oma) | -ώματα (-ómata) |
| vocative | -ωμα (-oma) | -ώματα (-ómata) |
Derived terms
- άμαξα (ámaxa, “body”), whence αμάξωμα (amáxoma, “bodywork”)
- κουμπί (koumpí, “button”), whence κούμπωμα (koúmpoma, “buttoning”)
Greek terms suffixed with -ωμα