γέμω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Indo-European *gem- (“to take, seize”). Cognate with Umbrian 𐌊𐌖𐌌𐌉𐌀𐌚 (kumiaf), whence Latin gumia (“glutton, gourmand”), as well as γέντο (génto, “(he, she) grasped”). Other possible, though less certain, comparanda include Latin gemō (“to sigh, groan”) (perhaps indicative of the noises one makes when full after eating).^[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

γέμω • (gémō)

to be full (of)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

γεμίζω (gemízō, “to fill, load”)
γέμος n (gémos, “load”, noun)
γεμόω (gemóō, “to fill, load”)
γόμος (gómos, “freight, cargo”)
γομόω (gomóō, “to load”)

References

^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “γέμω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 265

“γέμω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
γέμω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
(no entry for the specified headword) Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
“γέμω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press

[1] Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “γέμω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 265

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