σαρμός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From the root of σαίρω (saírō, “to sweep, clean”) +‎ -μός (-mós).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /sar.mós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /sarˈmos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /sarˈmos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /sarˈmos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /sarˈmos/

Noun

σαρμός • (sarmós)

Hesychius gives the definition as: σωρός γῆς (sōrós gês, literally “heap of earth”), κάλλυσμα (kállusma, “sweeping”), ψάμμος (psámmos, “sand”), χόρτος (khórtos, “farmyard; fodder, provender”).

Derived terms

σᾰρμεύω (sarmeúō)

Further reading

“σαρμός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Hesychius' Lexicon: σ

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