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Ancient Greek
Etymology
Cognate with Latin ambō and Tocharian A āmpi, from Proto-Indo-European *ambʰow/*h₂n̥tbʰóh₁. The second half is cognate to Old Church Slavonic оба (oba), Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌹 (bai), Sanskrit उभौ (ubháu). Related to ἀμφί (amphí). The first half may be an old deictic pronoun or particle or may derive from the root *h₂énts.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ám.pʰɔː/ → /ˈam.ɸo/ → /ˈam.fo/
Determiner
ἄμφω • (ámphō)
- (dual only) both
Declension
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