στόμα

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[edit] Ancient Greek

[edit] Alternative forms

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *stomn-, *stomen- (mouth, muzzle). Cognate with Old English stemn, stefn (voice, utterance). More at steven.

[edit] Pronunciation

  • (Classical): IPA: [stóma]
  • (Koine): IPA: [stˈo̞ma]
  • (Byzantine): IPA: [stˈoma]

[edit] Noun

στόμα (genitive στόματος) n, third declension; (stoma)

  1. mouth (especially as the organ of speech)
  2. face
  3. The source of a river or stream
  4. An opening or fissure in the earth
  5. The frontmost part of something

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[edit] Greek

[edit] Noun

στόμα (stóma) n.,   plural στόματα

  1. (anatomy) mouth
  2. (synecdoche) person
    Η μάνα του είχε δέκα στόματα να θρέψει.
    His mother had ten mouths to feed.

[edit] Declension

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