στόμα
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[edit] Ancient Greek
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[edit] Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *stomn-, *stomen- (“mouth, muzzle”). Cognate with Old English stemn, stefn (“voice, utterance”). More at steven.
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[edit] Noun
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
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[edit] References
- LSJ
- BDAG
- Strong’s concordance number: G4750
[edit] Greek
[edit] Noun
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.