τρέφω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • τρᾰ́φω (tráphō) Doric

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *tʰrépʰō with deaspiration of the /tʰ/ to /t/ by Grassmann's law everywhere except in forms where the /pʰ/ has been deaspirated to /p/ by a following consonant (future, first aorist, perfect middle). According to Beekes, Pre-Greek substratum word. Within Indo-European it is usually compared to Lithuanian drìbti (to fall down in flakes) and drė̃bti (to throw a thick fluid) but with unclear semantic connection, as well as expressions for "dregs" in Celtic, Germanic and Slavic, linking it to Proto-Indo-European *dʰrebʰ-.

Pronunciation

 

Verb

τρέφω (tréphō)

  1. to thicken, congeal, curdle
  2. to make to grow, to increase, bring up, breed, rear (especially of children)
    1. (of slaves, cattle, etc.) to rear and keep
    2. to tend, cherish
    3. (of parts of the body) to let grown, cherish, foster
    4. (poetic, of earth and sea) to breed. produce, teem with
    5. (poetic) to have within oneself, to contain, keep, have
  3. to maintain, support
    1. (in historical writers) to maintain or subsist an army
    2. (of land) to feed, maintain one
  4. to bring up, rear, educate
  5. the passive sometimes came to mean little more than "to be"

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ἀνατρέφω (anatréphō)
  • ἀντεκτρέφω (antektréphō)
  • ἀντιτρέφω (antitréphō)
  • ἀποτρέφω (apotréphō)
  • διατρέφω (diatréphō)
  • ἐκτρέφω (ektréphō)
  • ἐντρέφω (entréphō)
  • ἐπανατρέφω (epanatréphō)
  • ἐπιτρέφω (epitréphō)
  • θρεπτῐκός (threptikós)
  • ἰχθυοτρόφος (ikhthuotróphos)
  • μετατρέφω (metatréphō)
  • παρατρέφω (paratréphō)
  • περιτρέφω (peritréphō)
  • προσανατρέφω (prosanatréphō)
  • προστρέφω (prostréphō)
  • προτρέφω (protréphō)
  • προϋποτρέφω (proüpotréphō)
  • συμπαρατρέφω (sumparatréphō)
  • συνανατρέφω (sunanatréphō)
  • συνδιατρέφω (sundiatréphō)
  • συνεκτρέφω (sunektréphō)
  • συντρέφω (suntréphō)
  • τρόφος (tróphos)
  • ὑποτρέφω (hupotréphō)

Further reading


Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek.

Verb

τρέφω (tréfo) (simple past έθρεψα, passive τρέφομαι)

  1. (transitive) feed, nourish, maintain
  2. (intransitive) heal, be raised

Conjugation

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