σῶμα

See also: σώμα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Maybe from Proto-Hellenic *twṓmə, derived from Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- (to swell).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

σῶμα (sôma) n (genitive σώματος); third declension

  1. body (both that of people and animals)
    1. (Epic and often in other early works) dead body
  2. One's life in the physical world
  3. That which is material (as opposed to spiritual)
  4. person
  5. An entire thing
  6. (mathematics) three-dimensional object

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: σώμα (sóma)
  • English: soma, somato-, -some, somatic
  • Coptic: ⲥⲱⲙⲁ (sōma)

References

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