φρέαρ

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *pʰrḗwər, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₁wr̥ (well, source) (whence Sanskrit भुर्वन् (bhurván, restless movement of water), Old Armenian աղբիւր (ałbiwr, fountain, source), Proto-Germanic *brunnô), from *bʰrewh₁-, which is cognate with Latin ferveō, English burn, brew. The original vowel sequence *ηᾰ (*ēa) was changed to εᾱ () by quantitative metathesis.

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Noun

φρέᾱρ (phréārn (genitive φρέᾱτος); third declension

  1. artificial well
  2. tank, cistern, reservoir
    Synonym: λάκκος (lákkos)

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Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φρέαρ (phréar, well).

Noun

φρέαρ (fréarn (plural φρέατα)

  1. well (water source)
    Synonym: πηγάδι (pigádi)
  2. shaft (of lift or elevator)
  3. manhole
  4. deep, trench (on sea bed)
    Φρέαρ της ΚαλυψώςFréar tis KalypsósCalypso Deep

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