-oma

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See also: oma, Oma, OMA, omã, Omã, and omā

English

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek -ωμα (-ōma), from verbs in -όω (-óō) + -μα (-ma) (from Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥), which lengthens a preceding vowel.

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-oma (plural -omata or -omas)

  1. (pathology) Forming nouns indicating disease or morbidity.
  2. (pathology, specifically) Forming nouns indicating tumors or masses, which may be non-neoplastic or (more often) neoplastic, and (if the latter) either benign or cancerous (malignant); in accord with present-day understanding of histopathology, the suffix is now nonproductive for non-neoplastic senses.
    Synonyms: -cele, -coele

Usage notes

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  • For most nouns formed with -oma, the plural in -omas is more common, because the suffix has been naturalized into English, but the plural in -omata is often preferred by people who believe that the Greek inflection needs to be retained.

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Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek -ωμα (-ōma).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɔ.ma/
  • Rhymes: -ɔma
  • Hyphenation: -ò‧ma

Suffix

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-oma m

  1. (pathology) -oma (forms the names of tumours or masses)

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek -ωμα (-ōma).

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Suffix

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-oma m (noun-forming suffix, plural -omas)

  1. (pathology) -oma (forms the names of tumours or masses)
    linfo- (lympho) + ‎-oma → ‎linfoma (lymphoma)
  2. (chiefly biology) -ome (forms the names of masses or sets)
    bio- (bio-) + ‎-oma → ‎bioma (biome)

Slovene

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *-omь or Proto-Slavic *-ъmь.

Suffix

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-oma

  1. Denominal, forms adverbs depicting manner or way from nouns. See -ema for a variant.
  1. red (order)redoma (regularly)
    namen (intention)namenoma (intentionally)
    trud (toughness)trudoma (painstakinly)
    večina (majority)večinoma (mostly)
    načelo (principle)načeloma (in principle)

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek -ωμα (-ōma).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈoma/ [ˈo.ma]
  • Rhymes: -oma
  • Syllabification: -o‧ma

Suffix

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-oma m (noun-forming suffix, plural -omas)

  1. (pathology) -oma (forms the names of tumours or masses)

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