μαρασμός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Indo-European *mer- (to die, disappear) and -μός (-mós, action noun suffix), related to μᾰραίνω (maraínō, to quench; to waste, wither).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

μᾰρᾰσμός (marasmós) m (genitive μᾰρᾰσμοῦ); second declension

  1. Synonym of μᾰ́ρᾰνσῐς (máransis): withering.

Inflection

Derived terms

  • μᾰρᾰσμώδης (marasmṓdēs, adjective)

Descendants

  • Late Latin: marasmus

References

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