μίασμα

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From μιαίνω (miaínō, to stain) +‎ -μα (-ma).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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μῐ́ασμᾰ (míasman (genitive μῐάσμᾰτος); third declension

  1. pollution, defilement
    • c. 2nd century bc, The Book of Judith, 9:4
      οἳ καὶ ἐζήλωσαν τὸν ζῆλόν σου καὶ ἐβδελύξαντο μίασμα αἵματος αὐτῶν καὶ ἐπεκαλέσαντό σε εἰς βοηθόν.
      hoì kaì ezḗlōsan tòn zêlón sou kaì ebdelúxanto míasma haímatos autôn kaì epekalésantó se eis boēthón.
      And they were moved with thy zeal, and abhorred the pollution of their blood, and called upon thee for aid.
  2. shameful action, crime

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • English: miasma
  • French: miasme
  • Italian: miasma
  • Portuguese: miasma
  • Russian: миазмы (miazmy)
  • Spanish: miasma

Further reading

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