προζύμι

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Koine Greek προζύμιον (prozúmion).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾoˈzi.mi/
• Hyphenation: προ‧ζύ‧μι

Noun

προζύμι • (prozými) n (plural προζύμια)

1. (baking) starter, starter dough, levain (a yeast culture, or a medium containing one, used to start a fermentation process)

Declension

Declension of προζύμι

	singular	plural
nominative	προζύμι (prozými)	προζύμια (prozýmia)
genitive	προζυμιού (prozymioú)	προζυμιών (prozymión)
accusative	προζύμι (prozými)	προζύμια (prozýmia)
vocative	προζύμι (prozými)	προζύμια (prozýmia)

Derived terms

• προζυμένιο ψωμί n (prozyménio psomí, “sourdough bread”)

 

See also

• ζυμάρι n (zymári, “yeast; dough”)
• ζύμη f (zými, “yeast; dough”)
• μαγιά f (magiá, “yeast”)

Further reading

• προζύμι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el