βρέφος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gʷrebʰ-. Cognates include Old Church Slavonic жрѣбѧ (žrěbę) and Irish bromach.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

βρέφος (bréphos) n (genitive βρέφους or βρέφεος); third declension

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

Inflection

Descendants

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Greek

Etymology

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

Noun

βρέφος (vréfos) n (plural βρέφη)

  1. baby, infant

Declension

Synonyms

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