στόμα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • στύμα (stúma) Aeolic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *stomn̥, *stomen- (mouth, muzzle). Cognate with Old English stemn, stefn (voice, utterance). More at steven.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

στόμᾰ (stóma) n (genitive στόμᾰτος); third declension

  1. mouth (especially as the organ of speech)
  2. face
  3. The source of a river or stream
  4. An opening or fissure in the earth
  5. The frontmost part of something

Inflection

Descendants

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Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek στόμα (stóma).

Noun

στόμα (stóma) n (plural στόματα)

  1. (anatomy) mouth
  2. (synecdoche) person
    Η μάνα του είχε δέκα στόματα να θρέψει.
    His mother had ten mouths to feed.

Declension

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