ζύγωμα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ζῠγόω (zŭgóō, “to yoke or join together”) +‎ -μᾰ (-mă, nominal suffix).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /zdý.ɡɔː.ma/ → /ˈzy.ɣo.ma/ → /ˈzi.ɣo.ma/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /zdý.ɡɔː.ma/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈzy.ɡo.ma/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈzy.ɣo.ma/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈzy.ɣo.ma/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈzi.ɣo.ma/

Noun

ζῠ́γωμᾰ • (zŭ́gōmă) n (genitive ζῠγώμᾰτος); third declension

1. bolt, bar
   1. (engineering) cross rod
2. Synonym of ζῠγόν (zŭgón).
3. (anatomy) cheekbone, zygomatic bone
4. (navigation) canal lock

Inflection

Third declension of τὸ ζῠ́γωμᾰ; τοῦ ζῠγώμᾰτος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ ζῠ́γωμᾰ tò zŭ́gōmă	τὼ ζῠγώμᾰτε tṑ zŭgṓmăte	τᾰ̀ ζῠγώμᾰτᾰ tằ zŭgṓmătă
Genitive	τοῦ ζῠγώμᾰτος toû zŭgṓmătos	τοῖν ζῠγωμᾰ́τοιν toîn zŭgōmắtoin	τῶν ζῠγωμᾰ́των tôn zŭgōmắtōn
Dative	τῷ ζῠγώμᾰτῐ tôi zŭgṓmătĭ	τοῖν ζῠγωμᾰ́τοιν toîn zŭgōmắtoin	τοῖς ζῠγώμᾰσῐ / ζῠγώμᾰσῐν toîs zŭgṓmăsĭ(n)
Accusative	τὸ ζῠ́γωμᾰ tò zŭ́gōmă	τὼ ζῠγώμᾰτε tṑ zŭgṓmăte	τᾰ̀ ζῠγώμᾰτᾰ tằ zŭgṓmătă
Vocative	ζῠ́γωμᾰ zŭ́gōmă	ζῠγώμᾰτε zŭgṓmăte	ζῠγώμᾰτᾰ zŭgṓmătă
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• ἐπῐζῠ́γωμᾰ (epĭzŭ́gōmă)

Descendants

Descendants

• → English: zygoma
• ⇒ New Latin: zygōmaticus
  • → English: zygomaticus

References

• “ζύγωμα”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press