ómma

óm-ma uhe.-agr. ὄμμᾰ

From Proto-Hellenic *ókʷmə, from the radical *ὀπ- (from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ-) + -μα (-ma), with regressive assimilation (compare the Aeolic form, with progressive assimilation).

Pronunciation IPA^(key): /óm.ma/ → /ˈom.ma/ → /ˈo.ma/

Noun

ὄμμᾰ • (ómma) n (genitive ὄμμᾰτος); third declension

1. (chiefly poetic) eye [ quotations ▼]
   1. the eye of heaven; i.e. the sun [ quotations ▼]
   2. (generally) light
      1. (figuratively) that which brings light [ quotations ▼]
      2. (figuratively) anything dear or precious, as the apple of an eye [ quotations ▼]
   3. the face or human form [ quotations ▼]
   4. an eye-hole in a helmet [ quotations ▼]