-oma en · X
Pronunciation
- /ˈɐʉ.mə/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
- /ˈoː.mə/ (India)
- /ˈo.mə/ (Scotland)
- ō′mə
- /ˈəʊ.mə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈəʉ.mə/ (Australia)
- /ˈoʊ.mə/ (Canada, General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-oyétider.? Ancient Greek -όω (-óō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek -ωμα (-ōma)der. English -oma From Ancient Greek -ωμα (-ōma), from verbs in -όω (-óō) + -μα (-ma) (from Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥), which lengthens a preceding vowel.
Meanings
- (morpheme) Forming nouns indicating disease or morbidity.
- (morpheme, specifically) Forming nouns indicating tumors or masses, which may be non-neoplastic or (more often) neoplastic, and (if the latter) either benign or malignant (cancerous); in accord with present-day understanding of histopathology, the suffix is now nonproductive for non-neoplastic senses.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| -omata | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| -omas | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (17)
pt -oma (suffix forming nouns indicating tumors or masses) · es -oma (suffix forming nouns indicating tumors or masses) · pl -oma (suffix forming nouns indicating tumors or masses) · nl -oom (suffix forming nouns indicating tumors or masses) · la -ōma (suffix forming nouns indicating disease or morbidity) · fr -ome (suffix forming nouns indicating tumors or masses) · ca -oma (suffix forming nouns indicating tumors or masses) · fr -ome (suffix forming nouns indicating disease or morbidity) · fi -ooma (suffix forming nouns indicating tumors or masses) · bg -о́м (suffix forming nouns indicating tumors or masses) · la -ōma (suffix forming nouns indicating tumors or masses) · bg -о́ма (suffix forming nouns indicating tumors or masses) · nl -oom (suffix forming nouns indicating disease or morbidity) · fi -ooma (suffix forming nouns indicating disease or morbidity) · pl -oma (suffix forming nouns indicating disease or morbidity) · ga -óma (suffix forming nouns indicating disease or morbidity) · ga -óma (suffix forming nouns indicating tumors or masses)