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

Descendants

  • → Italian: bruma
  • → Sicilian: bromu
  • → Spanish: broma

References

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