ῥεῦμα

See also: ρεύμα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *srew- (“flow”) (the root of ῥέω (rhéō, “to flow”)), and -μα (-ma)). Compare the related Proto-Indo-European *srówmos, whence also Old English stream. See also ῥυθμός (rhuthmós).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ῥεῦμᾰ • (rheûma) n (genitive ῥεύμᾰτος); third declension

  1. stream, flow, current

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ῥευμᾰτῐκός (rheumatikós)
  • ῥευμᾰτῐσμός (rheumatismós)

Descendants

  • Greek: ρέμα (réma) , ρεύμα (révma)
  • → Latin: rheuma (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

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