νόμος

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From νέμω (némō, I distribute).[1]

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Noun

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νόμος (nómosm (genitive νόμου); second declension

  1. usage, custom
  2. law, ordinance
  3. melody, strain
  4. (music) ancient type of song
  5. kind of coin
  6. course of masonry

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References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “νέμω, -ομαι”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1006-7

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Greek

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Etymology

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Inherited from the Ancient Greek νόμος (nómos).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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νόμος (nómosm (plural νόμοι)

  1. law, rule, code
    Ο λόγος της ήταν νόμος
    O lógos tis ítan nómos
    Her word was law.
  2. nome (type of musical composition in ancient Greece)

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