χρῶμα

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See also: χρώμα

Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From Proto-Hellenic *kʰrṓwmə, and related to χρώς (khrṓs, surface of the body, skin (color)); see there for more.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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χρῶμᾰ (khrôman (genitive χρώμᾰτος); third declension

  1. skin (esp. the human body)
  2. colour (esp. of the skin or body); pigment
  3. complexion
  4. character of style in writing; ornaments
  5. chromatic scale; music

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “χρῶμα”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1653

Further reading

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