βρόμος

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

Etymology 1

According to Beekes, of Pre-Greek origin, based on the alternating ρο/ορ vocalism.[1]

Alternative forms

  • βόρμος (bórmos)

Noun

βρόμος • (brómosm (genitive βρόμου); second declension

  1. oat (Avena sativa)
  2. wild oat, slender oat (Avena barbata)
Inflection
Descendants
  • Greek: βρόμος (vrómos)
  • Translingual: Bromus

Etymology 2

Nominal formation from βρέμω (brémō, to roar, grumble).[2]

Noun

βρόμος • (brómosm (genitive βρόμου); second declension

  1. loud noise
Inflection

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “βρόμος 1”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 241-2
  2. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “βρέμω (> DER βρόμος)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 237

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βρόμος (brómos). Semantic loan from translingual Bromus.

Noun

βρόμος • (vrómosm (plural βρόμοι)

  1. brome (Bromus-genus plant)

Declension

Declension of βρόμος
singular plural
nominative βρόμος (vrómos) βρόμοι (vrómoi)
genitive βρόμου (vrómou) βρόμων (vrómon)
accusative βρόμο (vrómo) βρόμους (vrómous)
vocative βρόμε (vróme) βρόμοι (vrómoi)