ὁρμή

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Could be from a Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“flow, stream”), and thus cognate to Sanskrit सर्म (sárma, “going, running, flowing”), from root √sṛ (“to flow, run, speed”). Could also be from ὄρνυμι (ornumi, “I urge on, incite”).

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /hormɛ͜ɛ́/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /horméː/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /ormí/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /ormí/

• (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /oɾmí/

Noun

ὁρμή (genitive ὁρμῆς) f, first declension; (hormē)

1. violent pressure, assault, force
2. first movements, beginning, start
3. eagerness, struggle, effort
4. violence, passion, appetite

Inflection

First declension of ὁρμή, ὁρμῆς

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁρμή	ὁρμά	ὁρμαί
Genitive	ὁρμῆς	ὁρμαῖν	ὁρμῶν
Dative	ὁρμῇ	ὁρμαῖν	ὁρμαῖς
Accusative	ὁρμήν	ὁρμά	ὁρμάς
Vocative	ὁρμή	ὁρμά	ὁρμαί

References

• LSJ