δόλωμα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From δολόω (dolóō, to beguile, to ensnare) +‎ -μᾰ (-mă, result noun suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

δόλωμᾰ • (dólōmăn (genitive δολώμᾰτος); third declension

  1. trick, deceit
  2. stratagem, ruse

Inflection

Descendants

  • Greek: δόλωμα (dóloma)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “δόλος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 346:DER > line 4 > δόλωμα

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δόλωμᾰ (dólōmă), with semantic shift "trick, (intellectual) ruse" > "(physical) bait".[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

δόλωμα • (dóloman (plural δολώματα)

  1. (hunting, fishing) bait

Declension

Declension of δόλωμα
singular plural
nominative δόλωμα (dóloma) δολώματα (dolómata)
genitive δολώματος (dolómatos) δολωμάτων (dolomáton)
accusative δόλωμα (dóloma) δολώματα (dolómata)
vocative δόλωμα (dóloma) δολώματα (dolómata)

References

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    δόλωμα - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010), Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre, page 381

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