Ancient Greek edit

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Etymology edit

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-.

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Verb edit

τρέφω (tréphō)

  1. to make to grow, to increase, bring up, breed, rear (especially of children)
    1. (of slaves, cattle, etc.) to rear and keep, raise
    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
  2. to maintain, support
    1. (in historical writers) to maintain an army
    2. (of land) to feed, maintain one
  3. to bring up, rear, educate
  4. to thicken, congeal, curdle

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Etymology edit

Inherited from Ancient Greek τρέφω (tréphō), probably from Proto-Hellenic *tʰrépʰō.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɾe.fo/
  • Hyphenation: τρέ‧φω

Verb edit

τρέφω (tréfo) (past έθρεψα, passive τρέφομαι, p‑past τράφηκα, ppp θρεμμένος)

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

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