ὠμός

See also: ώμος, ωμός, and ὦμος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *ōmós, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃emós, *h₂eh₃mós. Cognates include Sanskrit आम (āmá), Old Armenian հում (hum, raw), and Irish amh.

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

ὠμός • (ōmós) m (feminine ὠμή, neuter ὠμόν); first/second declension

  1. raw, crude, undressed
  2. (of flesh) raw, uncooked,
  3. (figuratively) savage, fierce, cruel

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: ωμός (omós)

Further reading

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