χρόμος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gʰromós (“a roar, rumble; thunder”), the same root of χρόμαδος (khrómados, “crash, fragor”), χρεμετίζω (khremetízō, “to whinny, neigh”), χρέμπτομαι (khrémptomai, “to clear one's throat”), Proto-Germanic *grimmaz (“grim, fierce”) and Proto-Slavic *gromъ (“thunder”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

χρόμος • (khrómos) m (genitive χρόμου); second declension

  1. crashing sound
  2. neighing of horses

Inflection

Descendants

  • Greek: χλιμιντρίζω (chlimintrízo)

Further reading

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