-ωμα

See also: ωμά

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From thematic vowel -ο- (-o-) + -μα (-ma) (from Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥), which lengthens a preceding vowel.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɔː.ma/ → /o.ma/ → /o.ma/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɔː.ma/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /o.ma/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /o.ma/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /o.ma/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /o.ma/

Suffix

-ωμα • (-ōma)

1. a suffix indicating process or action

Derived terms

Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ωμα

Descendants

• Greek: -ωμα (-oma)
• → English: -oma, -ome
• → French: -ome
• → Italian: -oma
• → Portuguese: -oma
• → Spanish: -oma

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek -ωμα (-ōma), thematic vowel -ο- (-o-) + -μα (-ma) (from Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥), which lengthens a preceding vowel.

Suffix

-ωμα • (-oma) n

1. indicating process, action

Declension

declension of -ωμα

case     \     number	singular	plural
nominative	-ωμα •	-ώματα •
genitive	-ώματος •	-ωμάτων •
accusative	-ωμα •	-ώματα •
vocative	-ωμα •	-ώματα •

Derived terms

• άμαξα (ámaxa, “body”), whence αμάξωμα (amáxoma, “bodywork”)
• κουμπί (koumpí, “button”), whence κούμπωμα (koúmpoma, “buttoning”)