βρῶμα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From the root of βιβρώσκω (bibrṓskō, I eat) + -μᾰ (-ma, object noun suffix). Cognate to Albanian grimë (crumb, bit).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

βρῶμᾰ (brôma) n (genitive βρώμᾰτος); third declension

  1. a shipworm (Teredo navalis) that bores into wooden piers, ships, etc.
  2. that which is eaten, food, meat
  3. (dentistry) cavity

Inflection

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