στόμα
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Ancient Greek [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Proto-Indo-European *stomn-, *stomen- (“mouth, muzzle”). Cognate with Old English stemn, stefn (“voice, utterance”). More at steven.
Pronunciation [edit]
- (5th BC Attic): IPA: /stóma/
- (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /stóma/
- (4th AD Koine): IPA: /stóma/
- (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /stóma/
- (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /stóma/
Noun [edit]
στόμα (genitive στόματος) n, third declension; (stoma)
- mouth (especially as the organ of speech)
- face
- The source of a river or stream
- An opening or fissure in the earth
- The frontmost part of something
Inflection [edit]
References [edit]
- LSJ
- BDAG
- Strong’s concordance number: G4750
Greek [edit]
Noun [edit]
στόμα (stóma) n, plural στόματα
- (anatomy) mouth
- (synecdoche) person
- Η μάνα του είχε δέκα στόματα να θρέψει.
- His mother had ten mouths to feed.
- Η μάνα του είχε δέκα στόματα να θρέψει.