Γεωμόροι

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Γαμόροι (Gamóroi) — Doric

Etymology

From γεω- (geō-, “earth”) +‎ μέρος (méros, “part, share, portion”), whence the latter comes from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mer- (“to assign, allot”). See also Ancient Greek μείρομαι (meíromai), Latin mereō, merx and Hittite [script needed] (mark, “to divide a sacrifice”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɡe.ɔː.mó.roi̯/ → /ʝe.oˈmo.ry/ → /ʝe.oˈmo.ri/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɡe.ɔː.mó.roi̯/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɡe.oˈmo.ry/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ʝe.oˈmo.ry/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ʝe.oˈmo.ry/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ʝe.oˈmo.ri/

Proper noun

Γεωμόροι • (Geōmóroi) m pl (genitive Γεωμόρῶν); second declension

1. landowners
2. (literally) those who own a portion of land
3. (historical) class of oligarchic landowners descending from the first Corinthian settlers who in 733 BC, according to the chronology of Thucydides, had founded Syracuse

Declension

Second declension of οἱ Γεωμόροι; τῶν Γεωμόρων (Attic)

Case / #	Plural
Nominative	οἱ Γεωμόροι hoi Geōmóroi
Genitive	τῶν Γεωμόρων tôn Geōmórōn
Dative	τοῖς Γεωμόροις toîs Geōmórois
Accusative	τοὺς Γεωμόρους toùs Geōmórous
Vocative	Γεωμόροι Geōmóroi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Antonyms

• Κιλλύριοι (Killúrioi)

Descendants

• Latin: Geōmorī
  • English: Geomori
  • Italian: Geomori
  • Sicilian: Giùmuri

See also

• Κασμέναι (Kasménai)