βρέφος

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gʷrebʰ-. Cognates include Old Church Slavonic жрѣбѧ (žrěbę) ("foal") and Irish bromach ("colt"). Compare also Old Armenian կորիւն (koriwn) ("cub").

Pronunciation

 

Noun

βρέφος (bréphosn (genitive βρέφους or βρέφεος); third declension

  1. baby, infant
  2. babe in the womb, foetus/fetus

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: βρέφος n (vréfos)

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βρέφος (bréphos), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷrebʰ-.

Noun

βρέφος (vréfosn (plural βρέφη)

  1. baby, infant

Declension

Declension of βρέφος
singular plural
nominative βρέφος (vréfos) βρέφη (vréfi)
genitive βρέφους (vréfous) βρεφών (vrefón)
accusative βρέφος (vréfos) βρέφη (vréfi)
vocative βρέφος (vréfos) βρέφη (vréfi)

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