ζωμός

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Of unclear origin. Generally connected with ζύμη (zúmē, leaven, beer yeast), but the ablaut required (ō(u) : ū) is improbable. Connection with ζέω (zéō, to ferment) presupposes that Proto-Indo-European *yos-mo- developed into this word regularly.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ζωμός (zōmósm (genitive ζωμοῦ); second declension

  1. soup or sauce to eat with meat or fish
  2. (figuratively) bloodshed
  3. fat, greasy fellow

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Greek: ζωμός (zomós)
  • Arabic: زُوم (zūm)
  • Classical Syriac: ܙܘܡܐ (zōmā), ܙܘܡܘܣ (zōmōs)

References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ζωμός”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 504

Further reading

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Greek

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek ζωμός (zōmós).

Noun

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ζωμός (zomósm (plural ζωμοί)

  1. gravy, broth

Declension

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Further reading

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