βρόμη

Greek

Alternative forms

βρώμη (vrómi)

Etymology

Inherited from Ancient Greek βρόμος (brómos, “oats”).

The traditional derivation from Byzantine Greek βρόμη (brómē), from Ancient Greek βρόμος (brómos, “loud noise”), from βρέμω (brémō, “to crash, to bang”) (with sense development explained as being from the movement and sound of grain in the wind), appears to be folk etymology.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈvɾomi/
Hyphenation: βρό‧μη

Noun

βρόμη • (vrómi) f (uncountable)

oat, oats (widely cultivated cereal grass, typically Avena sativa)

Declension

βρόμη

case \ number	singular
nominative	βρόμη •
genitive	βρόμης •
accusative	βρόμη •
vocative	βρόμη •

Related terms

κουάκερ n (kouáker, “porridge”)
(folk etymologically): βρομάω (vromáo, “to smell, to stink”)
(folk etymologically): βρομιά f (vromiá, “dirt”)
(folk etymologically): βρομιάρης (vromiáris, “dirty, filthy”)
(folk etymologically): βρομίζω (vromízo, “to make dirty”)
(folk etymologically): βρόμικος (vrómikos, “dirty, filthy”)
(folk etymologically): βρόμιο n (vrómio, “bromine”)