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

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /óŋ.mos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈoɡ.mos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈoɣ.mos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈoɣ.mos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈoɣ.mos/

Noun

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

furrow in ploughing
swathe in reaping
strip of cultivated land
(astronomy) orbit of the moon and sun

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ ὄγμος; τοῦ ὄγμου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ ὄγμος ho ógmos	τὼ ὄγμω tṑ ógmō	οἱ ὄγμοι hoi ógmoi
Genitive	τοῦ ὄγμου toû ógmou	τοῖν ὄγμοιν toîn ógmoin	τῶν ὄγμων tôn ógmōn
Dative	τῷ ὄγμῳ tôi ógmōi	τοῖν ὄγμοιν toîn ógmoin	τοῖς ὄγμοις toîs ógmois
Accusative	τὸν ὄγμον tòn ógmon	τὼ ὄγμω tṑ ógmō	τοὺς ὄγμους toùs ógmous
Vocative	ὄγμε ógme	ὄγμω ógmō	ὄγμοι ógmoi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

ἐπόγμιος (epógmios)
ὀγμεύω (ogmeúō)