πενθερός

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ-er-os, from *bʰendʰ- (to tie; bond, band) and formally almost completely agreeing with Lithuanian beñdras (common, shared); compare also Sanskrit बन्धु (bandhu, relative, kindred). The oxytone accentuation of this word is based on the model of ἑκυρός (hekurós, father-in-law).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πενθερός (pentherósm (genitive πενθεροῦ); second declension

  1. father-in-law
    Synonym: ἑκυρός (hekurós)
  2. (in the plural) parents-in-law

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: πεθερός (petherós)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “πενθερός”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1171-2

Further reading

Greek

Noun

πενθερός (pentherósm (plural πενθεροί, feminine πενθερά)

  1. Alternative form of πεθερός (petherós)

Declension