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νόμος

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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    From νέμω (némō, I distribute) +‎ -ος (-os).[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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    Derived terms

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    Descendants

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    • Greek: νόμος (nómos)
    • Mariupol Greek: но́мус (nómus)
    • Aramaic: נמוסא
    • Classical Syriac: ܠܘܡܐ (lūmā) (see there for further descendants)
    • Coptic: ⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ (nomos)
    • English: -nomy
    • Latin: nummus (through Doric)
    • Sogdian: 𐫗𐫇𐫖 (nwm /⁠nōm⁠/, law, canon)
      • Old Uyghur: 𐽺𐽳𐽹 (nwm /⁠nom⁠/, religion, teaching; Buddhist scriptures; law, canon) (see there for further descendants)
    • Hebrew: נימוס

    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)

    Declension

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    Declension of νόμος
    singular plural
    nominative νόμος (nómos) νόμοι (nómoi)
    genitive νόμου (nómou) νόμων (nómon)
    accusative νόμο (nómo) νόμους (nómous)
    vocative νόμε (nóme) νόμοι (nómoi)

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