Ancient Greek edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Hellenic *kʰumə, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewmn̥, from *ǵʰew- (to pour), whence χέω (khéō).

Pronunciation edit

 

Noun edit

χῠ́μᾰ (khúman (genitive χῠ́μᾰτος); third declension

  1. that which is poured out or flows, fluid
  2. ingot, bar
  3. (figurative) confused mass, aggregate, crowd
  4. materials, constituents

Inflection edit

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

  • χύμα”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • χύμα”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • χύμα”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • χύμα 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
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.

    Greek edit

    Etymology edit

    From a derivative of Ancient Greek χέω (khéō, I pour), along with χυμός (khumós, juice).

    Adverb edit

    χύμα (chýma)

    1. at bulk, not in a standardised package (for things sold in retail (by volume or weight) in portions at client's discretion, usually from a bigger package)
    2. untidy, disorganized

    References edit

    • Oswald, John (1868): An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language