-stomecomb. form

Primary stress is retained by the usual stressed syllable of the preceding element and vowels may be reduced accordingly.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: French -stome, Latin -stoma; Greek στόμα.

Etymology: < French -stome, scientific Latin -stoma (in e.g. Rhizostoma rhizostome n.), and their etymon ancient Greek στόμα mouth (see stoma n.). Compare ancient Greek adjectives ending in -στομος , designating a mouth, speech, etc., of the type specified by the first element, e.g. πολύστομος polystome adj.Found from the end of the 18th cent. (e.g. peristome n.), chiefly in adaptations of Latin or French words (for a possible exception see pterygostome n.).

Zoology and Botany.

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1. Forming nouns denoting a mouth or other aperture of the type specified by the first element, as actinostome n., notostome n., etc.

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2. Forming adjectives designating organisms having, or belonging to a group characterized by the presence of, a mouth or other aperture of the type specified by the first element, and nouns denoting such organisms, as lomastome adj. and n., monostome adj. and n., plagiostome adj. and n., etc.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	-stome
释义	-stomecomb. form Primary stress is retained by the usual stressed syllable of the preceding element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: French -stome, Latin -stoma; Greek στόμα. Etymology: < French -stome, scientific Latin -stoma (in e.g. Rhizostoma rhizostome n.), and their etymon ancient Greek στόμα mouth (see stoma n.). Compare ancient Greek adjectives ending in -στομος , designating a mouth, speech, etc., of the type specified by the first element, e.g. πολύστομος polystome adj.Found from the end of the 18th cent. (e.g. peristome n.), chiefly in adaptations of Latin or French words (for a possible exception see pterygostome n.). Zoology and Botany. Categories » 1. Forming nouns denoting a mouth or other aperture of the type specified by the first element, as actinostome n., notostome n., etc. Categories » 2. Forming adjectives designating organisms having, or belonging to a group characterized by the presence of, a mouth or other aperture of the type specified by the first element, and nouns denoting such organisms, as lomastome adj. and n., monostome adj. and n., plagiostome adj. and n., etc. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < comb. form
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