nomos

nomos

English

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek νόμος (nómos). Doublet of nome and namus.

Noun

nomos (plural nomoi)

  1. The body of law, especially that governing human behaviour.

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek νομός (nomós, “district”), from νέμω (némō, “to divide”). Doublet of nome.

Noun

nomos (plural nomoi)

  1. A territorial division of ancient Egypt; a nome.

Anagrams

Esperanto

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnomos/
  • Rhymes: -omos
  • Syllabification: no‧mos
  • Hyphenation: no‧mos

Verb

nomos

  1. future of nomi

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnomos/ [ˈno.mos]
  • Rhymes: -omos
  • Syllabification: no‧mos

Noun

nomos m pl

  1. plural of nomo
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