γόμφος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *gómpʰos, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰos. Cognates include Ancient Macedonian κόμβος (kómbos), Sanskrit जम्भ (jambha), Latin gemma, Old Armenian ծամեմ (camem) and Old English camb (English comb).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

γόμφος (gómphos) m (genitive γόμφου); second declension

  1. nail, peg, bolt
  2. bond, fastener

Inflection

Descendants

Further reading


Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γόμφος (gómphos), from Proto-Hellenic *gómpʰos, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰos.

Noun

γόμφος (gómfos) m (plural γόμφοι)

  1. peg (fastener)

Declension

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