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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *yúHs-meh₂ (fermentation, soup).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ζῡ́μη (zū́mēf (genitive ζῡ́μης); first declension

  1. leaven

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Greek: ζύμη (zými)
  • English: zyme, zymo-
  • German: Enzym

References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ζύμη”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume I, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 503

Further reading

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Greek

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek ζῡ́μη (zū́mē, leaven).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ζύμη (zýmif (plural ζύμες)

  1. yeast
  2. dough

Declension

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singular plural
nominative ζύμη (zými) ζύμες (zýmes)
genitive ζύμης (zýmis) ζυμών (zymón)
accusative ζύμη (zými) ζύμες (zýmes)
vocative ζύμη (zými) ζύμες (zýmes)

Synonyms

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See also

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