ὄγμος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂óǵmos, from the root *h₂eǵ- (“to drive”). Cognate with Sanskrit अज्म (ájma, “course, passage”). Related to the verb ἄγω (ágō, “to lead”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ὄγμος • (ógmos) m (genitive ὄγμου); second declension

  1. furrow in ploughing
  2. swathe in reaping
  3. strip of cultivated land
  4. (astronomy) orbit of the moon and sun

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ἐπόγμιος (epógmios)
  • ὀγμεύω (ogmeúō)

Further reading

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