δελφύς

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gʷelbʰ- (womb). Cognate with Sanskrit गर्भ (garbha) and Avestan 𐬔𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬡𐬀 (garəβa).

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Noun

δελφῡ́ς (delphū́sf (genitive δελφῠ́ος); third declension

  1. the womb

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