Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From κολοβόω (kolobóō, to mutilate; to dock) +‎ -μᾰ (-ma, result noun suffix).

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Noun

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κολόβωμᾰ (kolóbōman (genitive κολοβώμᾰτος); third declension

  1. the part taken away in mutilation

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Greek

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Etymology

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From modern verb κολοβώ(νω) (kolovó(no), to stump, to truncate) +‎ -μα (-ma, neuter noun suffix).[1] Morphologically, identical to ancient κολόβωμα (kolóbōma).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /koˈlo.vo.ma/
  • Hyphenation: κο‧λό‧βω‧μα

Noun

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κολόβωμα (kolóvoman (plural κολοβώματα)

  1. stumping, truncating, truncation (the act or result of cutting a part off)
  2. (surgery) stump (what remains after amputation or excision)

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ κολόβωμα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language